Week six was another step forward for Brick by Bit as we continue to comb through the existing elements to this project and refine our project scope based on new information. This week we received approval from our coach on our Preliminary Design Review (PDR), planned our upcoming PDR presentation for next week, and successfully reached out to previous project researchers to gain additional background information on the previously completed portions of the project.

We created a Trello board to complement our Jira board—streamlining both our task management and technical workflow. Through completing the Preliminary Design Architecture (PDA), we researched specific components of our system to allow us to better define which portions will rely on off-the-shelf parts and how subsystems communicate. The PDA process is a crucial step in our project as our long-term goal is to design a ready-for-mass-production product that is fully engineered with validated supply chains, quality assurance pipelines, and regulatory compliance in mind.

Looking ahead, we will focus on finalizing our PDR presentation, further validating our design choices, and continuing to align our infrastructure development with the larger project vision.

Here is most of the group with our new Trello board.