Final Update: Week 10

We had our presentation today! After a long night of working out the kinks and practicing we presented our PowerPoint about the Smart Suit at 8 a.m. today. It was quite early but the presentation went smoothly. Since Air Products sponsored us (thanks!) we left our project so it could be handed off to them. After ten weeks we are very proud of the progress we were able to make. We came in knowing nothing but we learned a lot about electronics, mechanics, and programming. We also learned how crucial the design process is. Engineering isn't just about solving problems, it about solving problems with limited resources.

Quick Update: Week 9/10

This is a quick update right before we have our presentation on Thursday. We did some tests in water over the weekend. Unfortunately we could not use the Drexel high dive, so we had to resort to visiting a friend's house to conduct the tests. The other bad news is that we did not test the entire system when jumping in the pool. Since the waterproof box is not covered under the outside fund, we felt as if it was unnecessary to drill a whole in a box which we would only be using as a proof of concept, only to end up paying for it out of our pockets. But there is good news of course!

The good news is that everything is working pretty well together. As you saw in the previous posts and videos the Smart Suit was functioning well even with the addition of the new bladder and SD card shield. The good news that I want to add for this weekend is that we were able to successfully get data from Artemis jumping in the pool. The following video shows a short jump into a pool, yet when we looked at the data the point of impact stuck out.