- Chose groups - Andrew, Anjali, Eva, and Sophia joined forces.
- Picked a project - this is the stage where we decided to build a wearable EEG. At the same time, we decided we are going to specialize the project to help detect seizures before and while they are happening.
- Initial research - Going into the project, none of the team members understood what happened during a seizure, nor how to build an EEG.
Week of April 12th - April 18th
- Having done a much more significant amount of research from the first week, the group realized that building an EEG small enough to attach to a pair of glasses was beyond their levels. EEGs that size are not mass produced and building one is impossible for students of their skill level. The students aren't able to produce a product that would be sensitive enough to detect the electrical activity.
- Decision time - The group decided to build a larger scale EEG. The EEG still has the ability to detect electrical activity in the brain, it just won't be able to fit onto a small pair of glasses. They decided that they are going to build the big EEG, provide a proof of concept by imitating spikes in electrical activity that would normally be found in the brain, and build a prototype of what they want the glasses to some day look like.
- Continuation of research
- The team purchased all of the goods needed to build the EEG
Week of April 19th - April 25th
- Most materials came in the mail
- The team started to work on the breadboard today. They put all the wires onto the board and started to find where the resistors should be placed. The problem that the team faced with the resistors is that they know where the resistors go, but they don't know how strong the Ohms should be for each one.
- All of the goods that the team still needed were ordered.
- This week also started the AutoCAD part of the project. Team members started to work on the design of the glasses.
Week of April 26th - May 2nd
- The team continued to build the breadboard. We found some difficulties here. We don't exactly know where all of the capacitors and resistors are supposed to go. We won't know until we are fully able to test the product. From there, we can fix and move pieces around.
- The design of the glasses is done and is waiting to be 3-D printed. The next automated design piece is the ear piece where the EEG sensor is going to live.
Week of May 3rd - May 9th
- The group has come to a standstill when it comes to building the breadboard. The team got confused regarding the placement of some of the capacitors and resistors.
- The team determined that the only hope was going to the electrical engineering department for help.
Week of May 10th - May 16th
- This entire week was dedicated to contacting professors to see if they could help the group.
- Work was continued on producing eye wear or a helmet to provide a working EEG.
Week of May 17th - May 23rd
- This week team members went to the ECE help desk to determine what was wrong with the breadboard. The group needed a bigger breadboard and a different chip. The department gave the group a different breadboard and suggested putting the capacitors and resistors back on and going from there. If this still doesn't work, they told the team to go back to them for assistance.
Week of May 24th - May 30th
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