Fall Semester

Week 6: PDR Refinement

Gatormatix presented the first iteration of our PDR this week! We received valuable feedback about both the content of our presentation and our manner in presenting it, which we will be sure to implement ahead of our real presentation to… Read More

Week 5: Droning On and On

Gatormatix has been working on their preliminary design architecture, making great strides towards a prototype goal in preparation for the Preliminary Design Review Peer review coming up next week. During the research process, the team was able to home in… Read More

Week 4: Setting the Stage

As our project gets more complex, we need to become better at managing our tasks and assignments. As such, the team has begun filling out tasks for each other, allowing them to become much more efficient and independent in their… Read More

Week 3: Specifying Success

Week 4 featured another exciting meeting for the Gatormatix team and coach with Stephen and Ted Belser. The team has decided to pursue a LiDAR-based navigation approach, while also using it as the primary method to generate 3D models of… Read More

Week 2: Git init Gatormatix

Gatormatix is born! We decided to name our team Gatormatix, combining ‘Gator’ for UF, with ‘Geomatics’, the study of geospatial data. It combines the two primary aspects of our identity as a team and our project. We finally had our… Read More

Week 1: Hello World!

Welcome to the Team 13 blog! The team is very excited to have met together this past Tuesday to begin preparing for our year with JWME and Mercator Labs! Team 13 has met with their coach, Dr. Amr-Elrahman to discuss… Read More