Week 3: Research Day week
Research Day poster successful. Delays in US Digital encoder card and PC ordering prevented Rares making progress with experiments. Rares' need to learn "scientific method" forces the need to do some writing exercises.
Week 4: ICRA week
ICRA conference (Tues. and Wed.). Rares submitted a rewrite of Experiment 1. Some improvement but still emphasizes "DESIGN" rather than seeking "TRUTH". Rares' correct understanding of Scientific Method essential to progressing. Failure to understand prevents success with many of Weeks 5, 6 and 7 deliverables.
Modified deliverables
| WEEK | TASK | STATUS | WORTH | GRADE |
| 01 | Plots of the kinematics 2-link bar | DONE | 2% | 2% |
| ADAMS simulation of 3-bar linkage | DONE | 3% | 3% (adjusted 05/07/02) | |
| 5 potential ideas for Experiment 1 | Not submitted | 5% | 5% Pending Week 02 write up. 0% otherwise | |
| Show final poster | DONE | 1.5% | 1.5% | |
| US DIGITAL Purchase order | LATE | 1.5% | 1.5% if done by 05/01/02. Final 1% due to lateness. As of 05/07/02 still no encoders | |
| Dolly/boom/PTH encoder positions | LATE | 2% | 2% if consulted with Mark by 05/01/02. Final 1.5% due to lateness | |
| 02 | Canon camera status | INCOMPLETE | 2% | 1% |
| Experiment 1 hypothesis and specific aims write up | SUBMITTED | 5% | 4.5% hypothesis suggested is not based on examining preliminary data (i.e phase conflict). It's a look-and-see approach | |
| Show printed poster | DONE | 1% | 1% | |
| Show 5 Fitts' Law papers | DONE | 2% | 2% | |
| Setup new PC, install Encoder card and encoders on boom | EXTENSION | 2% | Final 2% Installed 05/10/02 | |
| 03 | Research Day practice talk | DONE | 1.5% | 1.5% |
| List 5 possible ideas for Experiment 2 | - | 5% | - | |
| Experiment 1 preliminary results | PENDING | 5% | As of 05/17/02 Rares is rewriting Expt. 1 hypothesis | |
| Excel plots of encoder steps vs. time with US DIGITAL's encoder card | EXTENSION | 2% | 0% Unless shown by 05/20/02 (post Excel plots on your web page or email) | |
| Reinstall a camera and repeat IROS experiments | EXTENSION | 3% | 0% Unless completed by 05/20/02 | |
| 04 | Summarize Fitts Law papers | - | 1.5% | |
| Experiment 2 hypothesis and specific aims write up | - | 5% | - | |
| Show Postscript and PDF version of Latex'ed IROS paper | - | 2% | - | |
| Thesis Proposal: Introduction draft 1 | - | 5% | - | |
| Show example of Matlab, Simulink and MEX | - | 2% | - | |
| 05 | Experiment 1: Final write up with results and 5 conclusions | - | 7.5% | - |
| Experiment 2 preliminary results | - | 2.5% | ||
| Thesis Proposal Introduction final draft | - | 5% | - | |
| Simulate 2-bar linkage graphic using Matlab and Simulink | - | 3% | - | |
| 06 | Experiment 2 final results | - | 5% | - |
| Install inclinometer or accelerometer on boom and show time plot graph | - | 2% | - | |
| Thesis Proposal: Literature survey draft 1 | - | 5% | - | |
| 07 | First paper draft of the two experiments | - | 5% | - |
| List of 25 papers will read for thesis | - | 2% | - |