overview timeline

2022

March 11

the first time that the group meets and come together to get to know each other and discuss our fields of interest. an ideasjam session from the afternoon till late in the evening have us finalizing our idea.

March 25

idea proposal

our first presentation to propose our general idea went smoothly and was well received. we received quite a bit of feedback and questions that only helped to propel us further. we were also introduced to an industry partner that evening via email. | ‘stop stealing my cardigan Ali!’ ~stella

May 2

prototype design 1

first design of our envisioned buoy. though it may not look like much, it is a proud, first step for our team!

May 9

ordering of electronic parts

with the official commencement of the special term, we placed the orders for all our electronic parts. | and there goes our money…flying away

May 9

prototype design 2

after coming up with our first design/prototype, we further improved on it and settled with our second one

May 25

prototype 3 aka final (hopefully)

after much iterations, we have finalized the design of our buoy.

May 27

interior designing

finito with the interior modules

June 15

first presentation

our first official presentation whereby we showcased our developed idea and progress thus far to a panel of judges comprising of professors and doctors alike, along with some students.

July 4

designing chart dashboard

We created a dashboard to show the charted results of the data collected by the buoy.

July 18

design of dispensers

Finally got the code and design of the dispensers up and going!

July 18

big uh oh

Just had a check with Singtel if a SMS gateway is available as one of their provided services. Unfortunately, it is not. We need a new plan. Fast.

July 19

testing our product

We went down to QianHu Fish Farm where we finally were able to test out the buoy.

July 20

renewed & final design of dispenser + printing

We decided to change some things about our dispenser. This is the finalized version.