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Multidisciplinary Engineering Senior Multidisciplinary Engineering Senior DesignDesign
Project 05204 Clinical Blood Project 05204 Clinical Blood AnalyzerAnalyzer
TEAM MEMBERSTEAM MEMBERSJerome Barczykowski – EEJerome Barczykowski – EE
William Murphy – EEWilliam Murphy – EEJames Milks – EEJames Milks – EE
Jeremy Gerevics – MEJeremy Gerevics – MEMichael Maeder – MEMichael Maeder – ME
Sponsor: D3 EngineeringSponsor: D3 Engineering
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Project OverviewProject Overview
Design a Design a transportabletransportable clinical blood clinical blood analyzer.analyzer.
Design must aspirate and dispense Design must aspirate and dispense blood samples on 12 test slides.blood samples on 12 test slides.
Slides shall be incubated to 37Slides shall be incubated to 37°c ± 0.5.°c ± 0.5.D3 engineering camera kit shall be used D3 engineering camera kit shall be used
analyze samples by measuring Dr.analyze samples by measuring Dr.Use of Texas Instruments DSP’s as per Use of Texas Instruments DSP’s as per
sponsor’s request.sponsor’s request.
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Process DevelopmentProcess Development
Fluid Dispersion Fluid Dispersion DesignDesign
Slide Tray DesignSlide Tray Design Incubation DesignIncubation Design Image ProcessingImage Processing Motion Control and Motion Control and
Image Processing Image Processing CommunicationsCommunications
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Design SelectionDesign Selection
Costs and benefits of Costs and benefits of different designs.different designs.
Chose linear design.Chose linear design. Stationary samples. Stationary samples. Mobile metering and Mobile metering and
measuring.measuring. Complete embedded Complete embedded
design.design.
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Final ResultsFinal Results
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Sponsor FeedbackSponsor Feedback
Design so far meets Design so far meets expectationsexpectations
Well engineered Well engineered ideas were ideas were implementedimplementedprofessionallyprofessionally
Critical tolerances Critical tolerances were reachedwere reached
Overall professional Overall professional job, especially in job, especially in time allotted time allotted
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LessonsLessons
Scope projects with more time than Scope projects with more time than deemed necessary.deemed necessary.
Communication and cooperation is Communication and cooperation is essential to complete any project.essential to complete any project.
Visual aids are helpful in conveying Visual aids are helpful in conveying ideas.ideas.
Even simple calculations and models Even simple calculations and models speed development process and speed development process and prevent errors.prevent errors.
