Week 14: Research Paper and BAT DB

It has been a busy week for my TRAIN projects! I happened to have a bit of an easier week compared to most with my other classes, allowing me to devote more time to my ozone monitor and database projects.

I had a bit of confusion on exactly what I had to do to finish the research paper, but thankfully I have found some sources and references to help me write a good one. I really want to start strong and have a good looking research paper. It feels nice to be back on track with a clear vision of what I need to do. In its current state, my research paper is more than halfway done and looks great. Plenty of figures that explain what I am trying to do in a manner that is easy to understand without avoiding specifics of how/why I have chosen this research. I have also been making a little more progress on the operations, including the basic flow chart, gathering parts, compiling figures, and other information to help assemble and test the device.

Basic flowchart of the device's methods for gathering and examining samples. Detailed measures will be included that offer input validation, ensuring mechanical operations, and more at some point in the future.

The BAT DB is progressing but I have run into a few issues. Since I have had to completely set up the test database on my own computer, it has been tough to push information into the database tables for some reason. I am new to working with PHP/MySQL/XAMPP, so I have to learn what I am doing wrong that is preventing me from populating tables. The document parser works like a charm and prepares an array of information ready to send to the table, so the only thing left is to populate, test, and possibly refine the list of data points. I am hoping that I can move on from this soon, because we are close to a fully functioning system that would make uploading bat data much easier and available to all platforms regardless of device.

I hope everyone is working hard and making good progress on their final papers/posters. Good luck, make sure to eat healthy and go outside!