Week number
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Task
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Person assigned
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1
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Choose definitive subject
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Collaborative effort of all members
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Define problem statement and objectives
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David
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Define users
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Adine
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Obtain user requirements
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Gerben
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Work out typical use cases
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Luc
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Define the milestones and deliverables
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Maikel
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Define the approach of the problem
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Collaborative effort of all members
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Search for relevant state-of-the-art (SotA) sources, categories:
- Modularity
- (Semi-) Autonomous cars
- Sensors for prospecting/evaluating ground
- Drilling/plowing/seeding mechanism
- Current Forestation combat methods
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All divided into the subcategories:
- Maikel
- David
- Luc
- Gerben
- Adine
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Make project planning
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Collaborative effort of all members
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2
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Review user requirements and use cases
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Collaborative effort of all members
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Finish collecting SotA articles and write SotA section
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Each member for their respective subcategory
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Research different application sectors for reforestation to narrow problem statement:
- Reforestation in logging industry
- Reforestation in national parks after forest fires
- Reforestation in nature reserves and rain forests
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All divided into categories:
- Adine & Maikel
- David & Gerben
- Luc
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Make preliminary robot designs for the following seeding mechanisms:
- Drilling robot
- Sprinkler robot
- Plow robot
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Divided into:
- David
- Gerben
- Maikel
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3
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Review and narrowing of problem statement
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Collaborative effort of all members
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Extended literature review on specific subject of reforestation:
- Biodiversity and need for control
- Natural reforestation versus artificial reforestation
- Direct seeding (manual seeding)
- Aerial seeding
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All divided into the following categories:
- Collaborative effort of all group members during own research
- David & Adine
- Luc & Gerben
- Maikel
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Rewrite problem statement
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Luc
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Review users for narrowed problem
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Adine
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4
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Edit the general literature review on wiki
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Maikel
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Research the costs of reforestation methods:
- Natural reforestation
- Aerial reforestation
- Manual reforestation
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Divided by:
- Adine
- Maikel
- Luc
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Rewrite segment of need for control and biodiversity into one introductory segement
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David
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Start making 3D skechtes of preliminary designs
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Gerben
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Document wiki on extended literature review page
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Adine
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Start keeping a log of the research and design process
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Adine
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Look for case studies
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Maikel & Luc
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5
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Write case studies
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Maikel & Luc
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Remake planning to fit new goal of the project
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Maikel
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Redefine objectives to fit new goal of project
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David
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Rewrite drilling mechanism section
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Gerben
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Finish a first 3D model
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Gerben
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6
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Continue 3D modelling
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Gerben
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Elaborate and extend upon current preliminary designs (including sketch)
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Maikel, Gerben & David
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Write wiki page for case studies
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Luc & Maikel
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Evaluate designs using criteria from literature study
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Adine
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7
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Make a concept for fully functional robot and report on the wiki
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Maikel & Luc
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Reflect on project
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David & Maikel
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Make a draft for final presentation
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David & Adine
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Reach and write overall project conclusion
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Collaborative effort of all members
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8
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Buffer time
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Collaborative effort of all members
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Finish final presentation
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Adine, David & Maikel
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Complete wiki
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Gerben, Luc
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