Fall 2022:

• Research Proposal draft

• Grant/funding applications

 

Spring 2023:

• Thesis proposal

  • Librarian review

  • Present to team committee

• Identification of necessary resources

• Initial budget

• Continued grant/funding applications

• Early design of drone, stereoscopic vision apparatus

• Stereo vision 3D point mapping tests (prefer to have preliminary testing done with stereo cameras)

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Fall 2023:

• Continued stereo vision 3D point map testing, begin development of image processing program for ember detection

• Design and construction of drone/camera component

• Acquisition of ember footage

• Refinement of ember measurement algorithms

• Fall Colloquia presentation

• Final thesis outline

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Spring 2024:

• Near completion of data collection/product design

• Full emberometer test (static)

• Initial draft of first three thesis chapters (Introduction, Literature Review, Methodology)

• Attend relevant conferences, meetings, etc.

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Fall 2024:

• Gemstone Senior Orientation

• Complete data collection within first month

• Flight test (if possible)

• Draft chapters four and five (Results and Discussion/Conclusions) of thesis

• Draft of presentation for Team Thesis Conference rehearsal

• Name five experts who have agreed to be reviewers/discussants at Thesis Conference

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Spring 2025:

• February: Team Thesis Conference rehearsal

• Submit final team information

• Late February/Early March: Complete and submit team thesis

• Present and defend team thesis at the Team Thesis Conference

• Submit final thesis with discussant review

• Gemstone Citation Ceremony