Week 3

This week's accomplishments:
- Group received SeaPerch kit. This was a crucial step forward in that now the group was actually vaguely aware of what they were working with and allowed actual designing to take place.
- Group assembled SeaPerch kit. This again, was a crucial step forward in that now the group could actually get a handle on what they were working with.
- Designing began.

Design so far for the SeaPerch. The two motors are mounted on the ends of a center pole, which rotates. This rotation allows these two motors to move the submersible ahead, astern, up, or down more quickly than a single motor would. How to make this pole rotate has yet to be determined.

- Some website updates happened.

Next week's goals:

Week 2

Our team gained an additional member this week, Emily Gartland.

The group is now determining how exactly to proceed with creating a propulsion system for a submersible. The submersible should be able to do the following:

- Go fast
- Turn
- Go up/down
- Be reliable
- Be quiet (if possible)



The group has determined that it will be able to change the following items in the propulsion system:

- Propellers
- Motors
- Rudders

The group has not received the submersible kit at this point, so it is difficult to make any specific plans for how to proceed at this point, but after seeing what the kit could look like when it was built, the group began to brainstorm possible ways to execute the stated goals.

Week 1

The group decided to create a propulsion system for a SeaPerch submersible system. The group created a website and started adding all of the sections the group needed for it.