Week 19 Invention, Intellectual Property and Income

Dissemination Plan

This project is currently personal, however in the future, I could see this being used by small labs for research. Right now, the project is funded out of pocket. I have purchased all of the components not availible at the lab with my money. Because this project is entirely new, I didn't need to do anything with licensing.

Future Posibilities

As I mentioned earlier, this project could be used by small labs on a budget, or for educational use. This wind tunnel is relatively very affordable and could help bring access to aerodynamic visualization on a budget.

Completed and Remaining Tasks

So far, I have made progress on the mist injection system and CAD design. The wind tunnel has mostly been designed in CAD, however some parts are missing because I have not recieved some parts. The mist injection system is currently being designed. All of the required parts are in, now, CAD design, printing, and assembly are left.

Remaining tasks are finishing the main CAD design, Printing and Laser cutting, and assembly.

Whats Working, Whats Not?

So far, everything has been working perfectly. Before starting the project, I did a long research phase. In this phase, I took plenty of time to figure out exactly what worked, what didn't and what is more efficient. This way, i'm designing with a real purpose in mind.

What Questions Need to be Resolved?

None. I have done all my research and everything has been working as expected.

What Will Happen When?

Prior to June (Research and Planning)

June 1 - June 5 (Finish Mist Injection System)

June 7 (Complete Cad Drawing)

June 8-10 (3D print and lasercutting)

June 11-15 (Assembly)

June 15+ (Testing and Fixing)

Reflection

This week helped me establish my end goals with the project. I will most likely end up with this as a personal project, however if I did decide to commercialize it, I have a plan to do so.