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Logbook

Weekly Report

1st Week Report

Starting to discover the subjects of the proposal list and meet each other team members. First selection of the 3 main project proposals. Final decision:

  • Smartification of Everyday Objects | Smart Cities
  • Solar Panel with Temperature Control | Smart Cities
  • Our City Experiences | Smart Cities
  • We also made some activities to know each other (team building)

2nd Week Report

  • 27/02/23: Design thinking workshop: Define the experience + Interviews. We decided to work on the user experience into supermarkets.
  • How to know what to buy without wasting time and in the most intuitive way?
  • 27/02/23: Sustainability class
  • 28/02/23: We had a brainstorm session, about the project (MindMap, Brainstorming)
  • 01/03/23: Decision of the brand name: FESMARKET
  • 01/03/23: We share our ideas with the class, they give us some advices
  • 02/03/23: Branding and logo
  • 03/03/23: State of the art

3rd Week Report

  • 06/03/23: Backlog and Gantt chart.
  • 08/03/23: Brainstorming and mindmap.

4th Week Report

  • 13/03/2023: Meeting about the requirements of the project and discuss the progress of creating the black box diagram and structural drafts.
  • 15/03/2023: Changing the references and images.
  • 15/03/2023: Scope and SWOT analyse.
  • 16/03/2023: Structural drawings and system diagrams.

5th Week Report

  • 20/03/2023: Drawings of the final design .
  • 21/03/2023: List of materials and components.
  • 21/03/2023: New logo.
  • 22/03/2023: Positioning system.
  • 22/03/2023: App development.

6th Week Report

  • 27/03/2023: Final design structural drawings .
  • 27/03/2023: First render
  • 28/03/2023: Cardboard model
  • 28/03/2023: PESTEL, Market analysis, elevator pitch
  • 28/03/2023: App development.
  • 28/03/2023: Final table of materials

8th Week Report

  • 10/04/2023: Project managament (sprint outcomes, risk matrix…) .
  • 12/04/2023: Final render
  • 11/04/2023: Interface design (APP)
  • 12/04/2023: Battery consumption
  • 14/04/2023: Marketing part finished
  • 14/04/2023: Sustainability part finished
  • 15/04/2023: List of components and materials
  • 15/04/2023: Ethics
  • 16/04/2023: Interim report and presentation

9th Week Report

  • 17/04/2023: Insulation area developement
  • 18/04/2023: Charging station investigation

10th Week Report

  • 21/04/2023: 3D model video
  • 22/04/2023: Electronics and components
  • 23/04/2023: APP interface

11th Week Report

  • 24/04/2023: 3D model video
  • 25/04/2023: Prototype connections
  • 26/04/2023: MAgnetic charge
  • 26/04/2023: APP interface
  • 27/04/2023: Wiki update

12th Week Report

  • 01/05/2023: Detailed drawings
  • 01/05/2023: Prototype connections
  • 02/05/2023: Packaging
  • 03/05/2023: Magnetic charge design

14th Week Report

  • 15/05/2023: Cameras (prototype)
  • 16/05/2023: APP
  • 18/05/2023: Report changes
  • 18/05/2023: Paper

Meetings

1st Meeting (2023-03-03)

Agenda:

  1. Smartification of an everyday product

Minute:

We presented the main idea of the proposal: a smart shopping cart to improve the user experience in the supermarket. We discuss about the state of art and the need of finding what already exist in the market and in the academic field. This is important to define the requirements and add value to our product.

2nd Meeting (2023-03-09)

Agenda:

  1. State of art
  2. Backlog and the Gantt chart
  3. Brainstorming report

Minute:

We started with a discussion about small mistakes at the beginning of our report. Then we showed experts the state of the art that we made. After receiving feedback we started talking about how to improve our backlog and Gantt chart and how to make it more visible. In the end, we discussed our ideas that will make our smart shopping cart distinctive on the market.

3rd Meeting (2023-03-16)

Agenda:

  1. System Diagrams & Structural Drafts
  2. Requirements
  3. Division of market analysis

Minute:

We present the activities carried out. The tracking system in the supermarket has difficulties. The design can be innovative and totally different. Correct some details of the international system of units. And start defining the components of the product.

4th Meeting (2023-03-23)

Agenda:

  1. List of materials and components
  2. New designs proposal
  3. Scale material? Battery?

Minute:

Changes on the design should be done (improve the shape): they can fit in with the other carts, weight distribution. Need to change unities in IS, justify the quality in the tables.

5th Meeting (2023-03-30)

Agenda:

  1. Final design
  2. Final list of components
  3. Add file to deliverable?

Minute:

We got some feedback about the design and our Wiki, some important things are not included, such as the power budget table. The shopping cart should have a simple and easy to use charging station.

6th Meeting (2023-04-13)

Agenda:

  1. Feedback on report

Minute:

We got feedback on the report, we need to finalize the report and recheck some chapters. Also got an explanation about the interim presentation and what they expect.

7th Meeting (2023-04-19)

Agenda:

  1. Interim presentation

8th Meeting (2023-04-27)

Agenda:

  1. Report changes
  2. Packaging?
  3. 3D model video

9th Meeting (2023-05-04)

Agenda:

  1. Report changes
  2. Packaging
  3. Diagrams (connections)

10th Meeting (2023-05-18)

Agenda:

  1. Report changes
  2. Interface
  3. Abstract (PAPER)

Activities

Start End Task Description Who
23/02/23 26/02/23 Choosing the project from the proposal list We chose “Smartification of an everyday object” after discussing some topics M,DA,H,DO,J,T
27/02/23 03/03/23 First ideas from within the selected theme. Smart shopping cart, bus stop and other ideas. We opted for the smart shopping cart, as it seemed more interesting, with more potential and more possibilities for development. M,DA,H,DO,J,T
27/02/23 03/03/23 State of the art We analyse the market, the technologies surrounding our product: dynamo system, scanners, smart carts… M,DA,H,DO,J,T
01/03/23 02/03/23 Logo and brand Design of the logo, and branding, color decisions. M
06/03/23 10/03/23 Definition of the backlog and elaboration of the Gantt chart We organise all the tasks to be carried out from the beginning to the end of the course. M,DA,H,DO,J,T
06/03/23 10/03/23 Brainstorming and mindmap All the aspects to be dealt with in relation to the cart are defined, and we begin to contribute ideas that seem interesting to all of us. M,DA,H,DO,J,T
15/03/23 16/03/23 Leaflet Design of the leaflet DA,H,DO,J,T
10/03/23 17/03/23 System diagrams Definition and design of the system diagram in relation with our product H, J
10/03/23 17/03/23 Structural drafts First sketches and draws of the idea M
20/03/23 22/03/23 New drawings First sketches and draws of the idea M
21/03/23 22/03/23 Material and components 3 options for each component M,DA,H,DO,J,T
20/03/23 22/03/23 Solar panels and electricity Study of the electrical consumption and solar panels T
22/03/23 24/03/23 Mesoenvironment analysis Supermarkets analysis and market M
20/03/23 24/03/23 Final design Draws and first render of the final design M
20/03/23 21/03/23 Targeting and positioning User persona, benchmarking and positioning map M
22/03/23 26/03/23 Back end Developement of the code for the app J
24/03/23 26/03/23 System diagram and user story Software diagrams J
27/03/23 31/03/23 Ethics Investigation on ethics DO
27/03/23 31/03/23 Market analysis Market size, tendencies, user M
25/03/23 31/03/23 Sustainability Sustanability redaction DO, T
25/03/23 31/03/23 Electronic components System diagram DA
10/04/23 14/04/23 Materials and components Providers, prices, final components DA, M
10/04/23 16/04/23 User interaction Drawings and renders of user interaction with the product M
10/04/23 16/04/23 3D model final Redesign M
12/04/23 16/04/23 Project management Risk matrix, people, stakeholders management, sprint outcomes… H, M, DA
12/04/23 16/04/23 Presentation and interim report Create presentation, changes in the wiki H, M, DA, T, J
17/04/23 23/04/23 Charging station investigation Think about the way the smart shopping cart will be charged DA, H
17/04/23 26/04/23 3D model video Creation of 3D model video M
26/04/23 30/04/23 Detailed drawings Drawings and renders of the components M
01/05/23 06/05/23 Packaging Explain the transportation, packaging.. T
03/05/23 06/05/23 Poster Poster design M
15/05/23 21/05/23 API Back end application J
15/05/23 21/05/23 Prototype tests Cameras testing, load tests DA, H
15/05/23 21/05/23 Sustainability modifications Add information and be more precise in the explanation T, DO
15/05/23 21/05/23 Paper Advance of overleaf paper M
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