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Faculty Advisors: Dr. Steven Hall, Dr. Brent Christner, Noelle Bryan, Charles Malveaux
Background
Assembly
Objective
Results
Wind Vane Alignment
Fluid Dynamics
Pressure Sensor
Design Specifications
Weight of ACROBE
Modularity to aid in repair and disassembly
Operate between 40 F and 100 F (4.44C and 37.78 C)
Sampling Time: 2.5-20 minutes
Compliance with FAA regulations
Bacterial Collection
Figure 2. Circuit schematic for ACROBE.
Budget
Electronics
ACROBE Materials
Testing Materials
Miscellaneous
Total
$341.50
$138.97
$383.53
$190.70
$1,054.70/$1,100.00
Testing
Fluid Dynamics
Autodesk CFD Simulation
Intake Placement
Controls
Wind Vane
Pressure Sensor
Bacterial Collection
Quantification
Figure 7. Press
plate from
collection disk
after Trial 1.
Figure 8. Control
plate from Trial 1.
References:
Acknowledgements:
[1] Christner, Brent C. "Cloudy with a Chance of Microbes." News Magazine of the American Society for Microbiology Feb. 2012: 70-75.
Web. 20 Nov. 2014.
[2] Smith, A., and R. Katz, 2013: U.S. Billion-dollar Weather and Climate Disasters: Data Sources, Trends, Accuracy and Biases. Natural Hazards.