Presenting our System Level Design Report for ATOM is a major milestone for IPPD and marks the end of the fall semester! The SLDR is the culmination of our efforts and work this semester and we were so proud and… Read More

After a successful week presenting our prototype for ATOM (Automated Testing Operations Monitor), this week we presented to our peers the current System Level Design Review (SLDR) for project ATOM. We had a few unexpected occurrences (the laptop died mid-presentation)… Read More

This week we had Prototype Inspection Day! The Quarks were busy working on the prototype that was showcased to pairs of judges. Together the team presented wireframes that would represent the user interface of our proposed solution to the ATOM… Read More

This week we set up the Hatchery and turned on the machines with the help of our primary liaison, Joseph Foraker. The work stations will provide a secure area for us to develop the testing suite and we expect to… Read More

Things are moving quickly for the Quarks this week. Since we’ve gained access, we have been exploring our new workspace The Hatchery, and getting used to the new area. Our final PDR is completed and has been signed off by… Read More

This week was our on-site visit to RTX to present our PDR! Together, with team Banary, we traveled to Largo and gave our PDR presentations to our liaisons and other members of the RTX team. In the days leading up,… Read More

This week was big for the Quarks. We have a date for our on-site visit! This upcoming Tuesday, October 22, the Quarks will travel to Largo, FL to visit the RTX site and give our final PDR presentation! We have… Read More

This week the Quarks presented the Preliminary Design Review for ATOM. This was our first presentation on the content of our project and we were so excited to show it off. Together we helped improve our communication and public speaking… Read More

Another week of hard work for the Quarks. Today we met up with Banary and Dr. Resch to discuss dates for the on-site visit to RTX in Largo. Due to certain constraints such as availability, it is not guaranteed that… Read More

It’s been a busy week! Career showcase was earlier this week and Hurricane Helene was later. A project roadmap was created along with a preliminary project plan. We are researching manual and automated testing case studies, competitive products, and relevant… Read More

After receiving feedback from our peers, the team name was changed from The Quarks to Quarks. Changes were also made to our logo, removing the monitor and changing the colors of the bug and the circles on the atom to… Read More

Welcome to the third week of our project! This week the team got dressed up and professional! We worked on closing into the Scope of Work for ATOM and gathered more information on our project objectives and goals. A rough… Read More

First drafts of our team logo Welcome to The Quarks team and blog site! Here we will have weekly updates on what we have accomplished and what we are working on next. We are working on the software project Automated… Read More