This week, our team made substantial strides in laying the groundwork for the Commander system project. We kicked off with a productive team meeting centered on the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) assignment. The PDR provided a clear introduction to the project and detailed its initial specifications, establishing a solid foundation for our upcoming work. Following this, the team collaborated on the Concept Generation assignment, brainstorming and refining our project ideas to shape a more defined vision for the project.

Despite facing challenges due to unforeseen weather conditions that limited our ability to conduct offline meetings, we remained focused and continued progressing in other areas. We initiated planning for a meeting with our liaison engineer to ensure that our project goals and expectations are fully aligned. This will be critical for keeping the project on track and ensuring all subteams work toward the same objectives. Looking ahead, we plan to begin work on the Product Design Specifications (PDS), which will further outline the detailed aspects of the project. Subteams will continue to focus on specific tasks, including the Feature Engineering team conducting exploratory data analysis (EDA) and feature transformation, the UI team developing both low- and high-fidelity wireframes, and the Machine Learning team identifying key features while continuing their data cleaning efforts.

Additionally, we will finalize and submit the PDR report in preparation for the upcoming peer review. To maintain steady progress, we aim to schedule regular team meetings to ensure continuous alignment across all subteams. We have also set action items for the liaison engineers, including reviewing the defined project requirements and scope and providing feedback to ensure our plans align with the overall project objectives. Stay tuned as we continue to move forward with these critical tasks!