Computer Engineering
Year
2023
Sponsor
Oakley Lab

The UCSB Oakley Evolution Lab seeks to investigate the evolutionary history of ostracods, in particular their bio-luminescence courtship signaling patterns, typically at night and at depths with little external light. We will upgrade the first WALL-E project, which captured and saved stereo vision footage that was used to create 3D reconstructions of the bio-luminescence patterns. Our small·e consists of three detachable subsystems: a camera, light intensity, and DNA collection system. The camera system consists of two low-light sensitive cameras. The light intensity system consists of an SiPM (Silicon Photomultiplier). A microprocessor collects and synchronizes the data from those two systems. The pump system consists of several filters used to collect samples of the ostracods' DNA. The system collects DNA samples whenever a large amount of light is detected, or at a set interval. Solenoid valves are used to isolate and select a filter for DNA collection. A flow rate sensor verifies the amount of water sampled.

 

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