The team has made progress on their device to detect irregularities in perishable goods. They have taken images of moldy strawberries and gotten the robotic arm motor to work in two directions. Tasks completed include getting the motor to work in one direction and creating a database of non-moldy strawberries. Ongoing tasks are designing and testing the robotic arm and image processing. Upcoming tasks are starting tests on the schematic diagram and acquiring all image data for testing the algorithm.

1. Status Report #5Food DIPTeam 11Device that detects irregularities in perishable goods before distribution Brandy Alger Travis Ayers Josue Figueroa Joaquin Labrado

2. Overall Need for Design Prevention of food poisoning epidemic, recalls, and packaging money loss for packing bad food. Design Milestones Images of moldy strawberries taken (02/25) Robotic arm motor working two directions(02/30) Image Processing Algorithm done (02/30)

3. Tasks Completed Motor working in one direction Data base for non-moldy strawberries Conveyor belt found Frequent visits to SwRI Weekly meetings with business team

4. Ongoing Tasks Design and test for Robotic Arm and Image Processing Finish arm build to test sensors Go to SwRI and acquire several different samples of moldy strawberries. Meet with business team Fix motor to work in two directions Finish Algorithm for image processing

5. Upcoming Tasks Start and test schematic/flow diagram of Robotic Arm and Image Processor Robotic Arm: Design a PID controller and test Accelerometer. Image Processor: acquire all data into data base for algorithm testing Fix conveyor belt to fit design specifications

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