1. Strong as a Buck

2. Meet The Team Warn Wilson John Clark Dre Crumbly Electrical Engineering PCB Design/Hardware Electrical Engineering Hardware/Rig Design Computer Engineering Software/Rig Design

3. Meet The Team Microelectronics & Optoelectronics Wildlife Nutrition & Physiology Wildlife Fisheries & Aquaculture

4. Overview Problem Solution Constraints System Overview Upgrades Final Testing Outline Packaging

5. Problem What determines the reproductive success of white-tailed deer? Age? Antler Size? Nutritional Status? Strength?

6. Our Solution Strong as a Buck ▪Measures force ▪User friendly ▪Easy to read display ▪Store measurements into memory

7. Technical Constraints NameDescription Force CapacityThe device must be able to withstand 683 pounds (lbs) of force. Battery LifeThe battery life of the device must be 1-1.5 hours. Conversion RateThe analog-to-digital converter (ADC) must have a conversion rate of 9.6 kilohertz (kHz). AccuracyThe device must account for ± 5% of combined error of output of the load cell. MemoryThe device must have 1 gigabyte (GB) of flash memory in order to provide ample memory space for the saved data.

8. Practical Constraints Environmental Must not damage the facility Must not harm the deer Must be mobile enough to move in and out of the pens

9. Practical Constraints Sustainability Must maintain sufficient structural integrity Must be durable enough to be used for repeated application.

10. Battery Arduino Mega Microcontroller Load Cell ADC Load Cell Potentiometer SD Card Reader/Writer Real Time Clock System Overview LCD

11. System Overview Arduino Mega 2560 54 Digital I/O pins 16 Analog inputs 16MHz clock speed 5V operating voltage

12. System Overview GX-1 Shear Beam Load Cell 1000lb Weight capacity ±5% Accuracy 4-Wire Analog Output

13. Upgrades Software Testing Hardware Components Rig Design High Performance Springs 2.3 ft/lbs per degree 4” Body Length Carbon Steel High Fatigue

14. Upgrades Software Testing Hardware Components Rig Design Industrial Grade Potentiometer Fully Sealed, IP67 Certified 270 Degrees of Freedom

15. Upgrades Software Testing Hardware Components Rig Design Analog-Digital Converter 24 Bit Resolution 20 KHz Data Conversion

16. Final Testing Outline Test conversion rate of the new ADC Test combination of the new high performance torsion springs with the industrial potentiometer Test and refine updated code Final testing of overall project

17. Packaging Software Testing Hardware Components Rig Design Housing Lock Box Clear cutout for LCD Display

18. Questions?