During this week, our team was searching for information connected with different approaches to solve the problem. We had team meetings and brainstorms about different solutions and ideas on how our fluid desinfection system should look like. Our team also prepared a preliminary Gantt Chart with general tasks and timeline of our work till the final presentation. During this week we also had a meeting with the client and we obtained all the answers for our doubts and questions. After that we got a clear view of how our project should look like.
This week we had a meeting with António Ferreira da Silva to verify our hydraulic system and organized a meeting to develop the PC interface control system. We have been searching for equipment needed to build our project. We improved our marketing plan. We worked on the Interim Report. We organized four meetings to develop these tasks together.
This week our team was building theoretically electrical system and searching for the necessary components for its construction. We had two meetings to resolve this issue.
In this week our main goal was to find appropriate equipment (filter, pump, UV lamp) to build the system and determine the spesifications of these equipment. Also we started doing marketing plan for our system - segmentation, positioning, etc. In addition, we design the logo for our “company” and we created leaflet for interim presentation which includes main idea of our system: that`s it is UniVersal and modular.
During this week we prepared and assembled interim report which includes: abstract, introduction, marketing plan and sustainability development part. Additionally, we made mid-term presentations and were discussing how the presentation should look like. At the end we printed prepared earlier leaflets to advertise our product.
During those two weeks, we researched local market for buying appropriate materials to build our system. We made preliminary list of materials and then after discussion with our client we made corrections and created final list of materials from local shops.
In those two weeks our group finally bought materials to construct the disinfection system. Also, the person responsible for water test carried out first preliminary test of contaminated water in chemical engineering departments with help of professor Maria Aurora Soares da Silva. We also arranged PLC system from electrical department and make an appointment with professor to make an electrical scheme of the system .
In this week, each member of the group started to work with writing final report. Adam was improving marketing program, Sander was creating state of the art, Aleksandra prepared correct abstract and Joanna changed introduction. Additionally, we were thinking in group about different functionalities of our product and we discussed what other modules can be changed in the future.
During this week we prepared scheme of electrical circuit and arrange power supply from electrical engineering department. We started also to assemble electrical part of the system what involves connecting all inputs (water lever sensors and buttons) and outputs (electrical valve, UV lamp, pump). What is more, all team members were still working with the parts of report: functionalities and tests elaboration.
During this week, our group finished to assemble electrical part of the system and started to construct mechanical part. We also programmed our PLC to control all electrical equipments and made a simulation to make sure that the system will work properly. What`s more we prepared project development part for the final report. In the same time, we were recording our work and started to work on video and poster.
In the last week before final presentation, we eventually finished construction of the system and tried to disinfect the contaminated water. We checked speed of cleaning water and it fulfill client needs. To prove efficiency of working system we did final, bacteriological tests which results fully satisfied us. What is more, we finished writing final report, making presentation and video. At the end, we made final presentation and was preparing to present in the best way our final product.
Getting familiar with the proposed themes and selection of the project and its possible implementation.
Date: 09.03.2012
Present: All members of team 2, supervisors
The meeting was started from discussion and answering questions from agenda:
Second part of the meeting was devoted to explain what kind of work our team is supposed to do for next project weekly meeting. We are supposed to prepare information of different approaches to solve given problem. It was suggested to propare table for each approach which will contain: way of dissinfection (UV, chemicals, biomaterials), according to UV solution (power aspect, type of UV lamp), cost of each solution, type of valve (manual, electrical or both and for which voltages it works), cost of each solution, material for container (making container from polymer/other material in laboratory or buy), size and shape of container.
Present: All group and supervisors
Meeting was started from presentation of list of materials for building our fluid disinfection system. All equipements and parts of the system are from PreçoFilters shop in Porto. All of them were accepted but the task of group is to provide and get know electrical specification of each part (current and voltage). After that we are supposed to decide if there is needed any voltage transformer. We also discussed how should look like troley/platform where the final system should stand. We decided to build easy platform with wheels to have chance to move our system from place to place. At the end we made two appoitments with:
During the meeting we got familiar with procedures of buying materials. After the meeting we went to chemical department and met with a person working with testing water. We saw laboratory and necessary equipment and make an appointment for the next day to carry out preliminary water test.
Start and End | Description of the task | Who | |
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March | Search components and materials on the Internet | Joanna, Aleksandra and Sander | |
March | Gantt Chart | Sander | |
March | Project sketch | Sander | |
March, April, May | Search for providers and materials in stores | Aleksandra, Joanna, Sander, Adam | |
April | Leaflet | Sander | |
April | The final choice of materials in stores | Aleksandra, Joanna, Sander and Adam | |
April | “Competitors” and SWOT part of marketing plan | Joanna | |
April | Evaluating marketing objectives part of marketing plan | Sander | |
April | The rest of the marketing plan | Adam | |
April | Introduction | Joanna | |
April | State of the Art | Sander | |
April | Glossary | Aleksandra | |
April | Team members allocation | Joanna | |
April | Task allocation and work plan | Aleksandra | |
April | Eco-eficiency Measures for Sustainibility | Aleksandra | |
April | Cover | Adam | |
April | Interim report- structure and graphic | Joanna | |
April | Mid-term presentation | Joanna | |
May, June | PLC programming | Sander, Joanna, Aleksandra | |
April, May, | Shopping | Aleksandra,Joanna, Adam and Sander | |
May, June | Build the system | Sander and Aleksandra | |
May, June | Final tests | Joanna | |
April | Logo design | Adam | |
May, June | Video | Adam | |
May | Functionalities | Aleksandra | |
May, June | Paper | Joanna | |
May, June | Poster | Adam | |
May, June | Simulation | Joanna | |
May, June | Project development | Adam, Aleksandra, Joanna and Sander | |
June | Bibliography | Sander | |
May | Conclusions | Joanna | |
May | Abstract | Aleksandra | |
June | Final presentation | Joanna, Aleksandra, Adam, Sander |