Multidisciplinary Engineering Senior Design Project 05204 Clinical Blood

Multidisciplinary Engineering Senior Design Project 05204 Clinical Blood Analyzer TEAM MEMBERS Jerome Barczykowski – EE William Murphy – EE James Milks – EE Jeremy Gerevics – ME Michael Maeder – ME Sponsor: D 3 Engineering May 7, 2005 Electrical Engineering RIT

Project Overview l Design a transportable clinical blood analyzer. l Design must aspirate and dispense blood samples on 12 test slides. l Slides shall be incubated to 37°c ± 0. 5. l D 3 engineering camera kit shall be used analyze samples by measuring Dr. l Use of Texas Instruments DSP’s as per sponsor’s request. May 7, 2005 Electrical Engineering RIT

Process Development l l l May 7, 2005 Fluid Dispersion Design Slide Tray Design Incubation Design Image Processing Motion Control and Image Processing Communications Electrical Engineering RIT

Design Selection l l l Costs and benefits of different designs. Chose linear design. Stationary samples. Mobile metering and measuring. Complete embedded design. May 7, 2005 Electrical Engineering RIT

Final Results May 7, 2005 Electrical Engineering RIT

Sponsor Feedback Design so far meets expectations l Well engineered ideas were implemented professionally l Critical tolerances were reached l Overall professional job, especially in time allotted l May 7, 2005 Electrical Engineering RIT

Lessons l Scope projects with more time than deemed necessary. l Communication and cooperation is essential to complete any project. l Visual aids are helpful in conveying ideas. l Even simple calculations and models speed development process and prevent errors. May 7, 2005 Electrical Engineering RIT