General

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Take-off day
Livelo
July 13, 2017

Today was D-day: we were finally flying to Hong-Kong! At 8am, we had a last workshop at EPFL, to practice our pitching skills, and learn more about the schedule of [...]

The big start
Todoo
July 11, 2017

Hello everyone ! After several months of research, creation, coding, welding and so on, we were able to advance our project. So, we are ready for the big start in [...]

Taking off, literally!
ShuQi
July 3, 2017

We prepared, planned, and now it’s here. Although not yet, as us girls leave a little bit before (thanks EPFL for the flexible plane dates!) to stretch out our sore [...]

Test on the lake
Livelo
June 27, 2017

For several weeks, the waterproofing of our device was a big problem. The last test in the Hydraulic Machines Lab (HML) was not successful at all and we made our PCB [...]

Milestone 3
Pɘggy
June 25, 2017

Hi dear Chic Community, Since exam week is taking an end we can focus 100 % on our Peggy again 🙂 Milestone 3 on the 13th of June has once [...]

the final spurt
ShuQi
June 15, 2017

Hello there, The project is advancing and we can see our ShuQi become more and more tangible. For the milestone we had a fast and simple 3d print, but this [...]

Object prototyping
Airaware
June 9, 2017

Hi everybody, We are working hard on the connectivity between the telephone and the sensor, the first iteration of the PCB and also on the first prototype for the general [...]

Milestone 3
Todoo
June 8, 2017

After this little break, it was time to keep you informed of what has happened in recent weeks. To begin with, last week, we had the third and last milestone [...]

our PCB has arrived!
ShuQi
June 6, 2017

Today is a good day, because our PCB has arrived! Axel has worked diligently to order it as soon as possible, in order to proceed with the tests. ShuQi is [...]

Interdisciplinary thinking
Pɘggy
June 5, 2017

Hi there :-) In a little bit more than one week milestone 3 is coming up. One of the main goals is to present some first complex interdisciplinary processes as [...]

Milestone 3
Ilanga
June 4, 2017

Hello everyone! Here we are after the third milestone of last Friday. It was the last one before the trip to China and we now really feel like the departure [...]

Week14
Airaware
May 31, 2017

Dear all, During week 14, we managed to finish the PCB design of our device, and we are producing it in this week. We also did the product design according [...]

Milestone 2
Pɘggy
May 30, 2017

Hi there :-) Last Wednesday we had our Milestone 2 presentation. This time we managed to finish your explanations in the given 15 min. to 20 min. time frame. Once [...]

Before Milestone 3
Trobak, give value to your waste
May 30, 2017

Hi everyone, Short post today, just to let you know how much we've done since last post and how we're getting ready for the final milestone before heading to China! Rihab [...]

Milestone ahead
ShuQi
May 30, 2017

Hello everyone! Our join work ShuQi is showing tangible results - every day there are improvements in the technical and design fields. Loic has created the 3D Model of our [...]

PCB Assembly complete !
Ilanga
May 24, 2017

Last night, we finally assembled the first prototype of Ilanga’s electronics. I was a little bit worried as it was only my second time doing this, but my friend Salah [...]

Discussion about the PCB Design
ShuQi
May 23, 2017

The engineers proudly presented with a real size 3D print of the PCB. It is an oval form which fits perfectly into the case of our lovely bird.With this mock-up we discussed [...]

Some improvements – Still much work to do
Livelo
May 20, 2017

At the end of this week, we finally managed to implement the most important functionalities of our microcontroller, which was a huge relief! Now we are able to automatically log [...]

Week13
Airaware
May 18, 2017

After the second milestone meeting, we received some valuable suggestions from our instructors. Our next steps will be: Focus on the industrial design; BlueTooth communication between the device and the [...]

Third milestone is coming
Livelo
May 17, 2017

This week we have finally (and fortunately) met M. Farhat, a fluid mechanics teacher at EPFL. It turned out that EPFL has many high-end facilities allowing to simulate high pressurized [...]

Sunny days and good news
Todoo
May 16, 2017

The good days are FINALLY back and I feel that it gives energy to the whole team seen the advances of these last days. Khalil realized a real marathon to [...]

PCB order
Ilanga
May 16, 2017

Today marks a big milestone for Ilanga: we ordered our first PCB! This may not sound like much, but for us it was quite stressful: once a board is made, [...]

Interdisciplinary issues
Pɘggy
May 15, 2017

Hi dear CHIC community Last week we booked our flights to China. Therefore, there was an exuberant atmosphere as the trip finally got concrete. Obviously, we had a lot more [...]

the first prototype is within reach
ShuQi
May 12, 2017

Hello! This week we have started working on our first prototype. We’ve finished the last tests of feasibility and the result are mostly positive.  We have already explained in this [...]

Yes. We definitely need more regularity !
Trobak, give value to your waste
May 9, 2017

Hello people ! As said in the title of this post, we need to post on a more regular basis. We'll work on it we promise ! So, what's new [...]

Hardware
Livelo
May 4, 2017

All the components have arrived and also the produced PCB is ready... What does that mean? Start soldering! With a little instruction from our super-assistant Gilbert, Tobia spent the morning [...]

New Name: Livelo
Livelo
May 2, 2017

  In the last weeks the whole team brainstormed in order to find a name for our product that could represent it and at the same time represent the team's [...]

Week 10
Livelo
May 2, 2017

After a well earned week of relax (at least on paper) and a lot of eating (easter bunnies and co.), our team is back to work. Each one of us is [...]

We are… TODOO ! 💫💫
Todoo
May 2, 2017

We just named our baby ! We went for something pretty self-explanatory but also playful: Todoo ! We chose blue because it symbolizes autism and red to represent the time-timer. Once [...]

Becoming Ilanga
Ilanga
May 1, 2017

Hi everyone! Last Friday Milestone 2 took place and we came up with a name and two big changes. We wanted a brand related to the sun. We also wanted [...]

Easter break
Pɘggy
April 28, 2017

Hello everybody,   Last week we all benefited from our Easter holidays!!! Therefore, we could allocate even more time to our project… (or at least we tried ;-)).   All [...]

Getting ready for the second milestone
Ilanga
April 27, 2017

Hey everyone We are back after a long time of silence The second milestone is approaching and we spent the week preparing it. After the holidays we came up with [...]

week 8
Airaware
April 20, 2017

Hi everyone, This last week before the Easter break, we are very motivated because our project begins to take shape. Our software engineer finished coding the core functionalities of the [...]

a trip to the state of Shu in the mountains Qi
ShuQi
April 15, 2017

On our journey, we have found a new team member: ShuQi. She has already been an observer last week, and joined us this Friday. The ingredients were a plate of [...]

Week 8
Livelo
April 14, 2017

The past two weeks were essentially dedicated to the electronic part of the device. The first version of the PCB has been designed and its production was launched. We hope we [...]

Blog Post
Pɘggy
April 13, 2017

Hey everyone! After the success of the Milestone 1, we can continue the project. Now we are organizing the second milestone. We will present the 3D model with the electronic [...]