My Apologies

Hello blog followers, sorry we haven't been blogging as much recently. We have been busier then ever! We have made a lot of progress on the Police ALERT though which I'll try to catch you up on.

Hardware:

• Sisneros Brothers are in the process of making an updated version of our outer shell. This will lower the profile of the device. 
• We recently got our audio shield in the mail and we plan to have audio alerts corresponding with our visual ones.
• We also recently got an arLCD shield which will allow us to set up a touchscreen user interface for police officers to customize the detection range.
• HUGE break through in the curved mirror design! We developed a way to test a curved surface's reflectance using derivatives and the basic law of reflection. All that calculus homework finally paying off!

Outreach/ Fundraising:

• Parents have started serving school lunches as a fundraiser; last weeks made a profit of $250.
• We presented to Nu Star Energy and received a lot of great feedback. They were also able to put us in touch with Melissa Barker from OSHA who is going to set up a presentation time with American Society of Safety Engineers for us.
• Nu Star Energy is also going to do a pizza night fundraiser with us.

Zack recently posted an in depth look at where we are at programming wise. 

Other:

• A few of our team members recently went to Lubbock Texas to compete in FIRST Robotics.
• Eight of our team members are competing in the International Science and Engineering Faire which is taking place on March 28th.