1.
Tuesday;
9/10; 1:15-1:30; All
members attend; Cafeteria
a.
Quick
introductory meeting- Met everybody, exchanged
numbers, and filled out first two pages of the team coordination forms.
2.
Wednesday;
9/11; 4:30-6:00; All
members attend; A building computer lab
a.
Discuss
code of conduct and create code of conduct form
b.
Create
and share calendars to more easily establish meeting
3. Thursday;
9/12; 3:00-3:30; All members attend + Dr. Shih; Dr. Shih’s office
a.
Meeting
with Dr. Shih to discuss project details
i.
Will
need to completely design and
build a working arcjet thruster (project is more R&D based than
most
others)
ii.
Will
be given solar panels + some
other parts
iii.
Must
arrange meeting with Kurt, the
engineer in charge of the project
iv.
Melissa,
an ME graduate, is also
supposed to assist on project
v.
$500
budget (possibly more if needed)
vi.
Vacuum
pumps should be available
b.
Fill
out final page of team coordination form
4.
Tuesday; 9/17;
4:15-4:30; All member attend + Dr. Shih + Dr. Amin; B211
a.
Scheduled
weekly meeting with Dr. Amin. Starting on 9/24,
Dr. Frank will also attend bi-weekly
i.
Main
priority is to contact Kurt
1.
Will
attempt to call him tomorrow since he hasn’t responded
to email
2.
Need
to set up group conference call
ii.
Will
meet with Dr. Guo on Thursday
1.
He
won’t have any extra information for us
2.
He
just serves as technical adviser
iii.
Needs
Analysis will be due next week
1.
3
examples are already online
2.
Should
split up sections
5. Thursday;
9/19; 2:30-3:15; All members attended + Dr. Guo; Mag lab
a.
Meeting
with Dr. Guo to discuss technical details
i.
The
main technical details is
Paschen’s curve and circuit.
ii.
Once
breakdown of Argon is achieved, the thruster operates
in steady state.
iii.
Need
to divide group up and start
working on the thruster.
6. Thursday;
9/19; 3:20-3:50; All members attended + Dr. Polzin; A229 (conference
call)
a.
Meeting
with Dr. Polzin to discuss technical details
i.
Will
our design be qualified to
operate in space?
ii.
Test
thruster with lab power supply, solar panels will come
when the thruster operates.
iii. If we get the thruster operating correctly, there’s a chance we will test it in a vacuum at Marshall Space Flight Center.
Thursday;
9/26; 5:30-6:50; All members attended; Computer lab.
a. Meeting to work on and complete needs analysis report.
Friday;
9/27; 5:20-5:30; All members attended + Dr. Frank; A105
a. Meeting with Dr. Frank to introduce ourselves.
i. Meet with Dr. Andrei and Dr. kwan.
ii. Send all advisors a link to Needs Assessment report.
Monday; 9/30; 4:20-4:30; Shane, Gerard + Dr. Kwan; Kwan's officea. Meeting with Dr. Kwan to introduce ourselves.
a. Meeting to work on design project.
i. Sign code of conduct
ii. Go over project plans for each part of design project (mechanical, Electrical).
iii. Update Gantt chart
iv. Review project plans and product specs
Tuesday; 10/1; 4:15-4:30; All members attended + Dr. Shih + Dr. Amin + Dr. Frink; B211a. Biweekly meeting with staff.
i. Research existing Arcjet Thruster designs
ii. Add more detail to Needs Analysis
iii. Create link in group blog to our team website
Friday; 10/4; 1:30-2:30; All members attended + Guo; Mag Lab lobbya. Biweekly meeting with Dr. Guo.
i. Propose a circuit design and simulation to meet the required specifications.
ii. Gather more technical insight.