Status Report #1Food DIPTeam 11

Device that detects irregularities in perishable goods before distribution

Brandy AlgerTravis Ayers

Josue FigueroaJoaquin Labrado

Overall Need for Design

• Prevention of food poisoning epidemic, recalls, and packaging money loss for packing bad food.

• Design Milestones– Proposals sent out to companies (01/21)– Materials listed (01/25)– Rough Designs for Robotic Arm and Image

Processor done (01/25)

Tasks Completed

• Proposal e-mail written and ready to send out• Robotic Arm and Image Processing teams

meeting and starting rough draft for design• Initial Status Report completed• Materials List drafted• E-mail sent to Anita Leffel for 100K

competition

Ongoing Tasks

• Design for Robotic Arm and Image Processing• Ordering parts• Preparing proposals for company funding• Waiting for confirmation from entrepreneurial

group

Upcoming Tasks

• Start and test schematic/flow diagram of Robotic Arm and Image Processor

• Robotic Arm: Pick PID controller• Image Processor: Coding most efficient

segmentation process

Position Sensor

ArmMicrocontroller

Computer/Image Processor

PID Controller

Power Supply

Arm/Motor

Camera

Database

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