Carrillo Underwater Systems Scholarship

for MATE ROV Design Competition Participants

Sound School

Team Name:

This month's goals: Our goals for the month of February into March were to design our frame and the figure out the preliminary design for all tools. Another goal for the team was to finish the program for the Rabbit Microprocessor. Finally, we wanted to finish planning and start implementing our fundraising.

Accomplishments: We finished designing the frame for our ROV and we finished the program for the Rabbit Microprocessor. Finally, we also finished planning multiple fundraisers.

Some things we had a hard time with are: We had some difficulty with the program because in the beginning we did not know everything we wanted the program to do. So we had to plan out everything the program had to do before we could finish it.

We give ourselves __ out of 10 for our overall progress level. We give ourselves a 9 out of 10 for our overall progress level.

Some ways we could improve are: We need to better plan our time and then use our time better.

Some things we are doing well: We are doing well in meeting our goals ahead of schedule and then working beyond our set goals. We are also communicating well as group.

Some things we learned are: We learned how to better communicate and how to use our time wisely. Some questions we’ve had are: We wondered whether our Rabbit Microprocessor would count as a computer for the purposes of the MATE competition.

We’ve found answers to those questions by: We found these answers by posting our questions on the competition FAQ’s and reading the responses by Matt Gardner and Jill Zande.

Next month's goals: Our goals for next month are for us to figure out the final design for all tools, start the fundraising projects, and start building our frame.

Some things we’d like to share: Our teamwork and communication has greatly improved throughout the month because of the experience we gained from the competition.

Our advisor says: The group has been hard at work for the past two weeks. Every minute of every class (90 to 205 minutes per day) has been devoted to the project, and the place is buzzing like a beehive. Each day starts with a recap and a daily task assignment update written on the whiteboard. There are students working on motor control, frame construction, lights/cameras, CAD drawings/details, building a Bollard test unit for propeller thrust calculations, fundraising, and project planning. So far, things are moving along steadily, and they are all involved in something worthwhile every day.

Jae Brochu salvaging an Otter Box from last year's ROV.