*Tell us how your project went. Did you accomplish your objectives?What would you do next to take your design to the next level?Youshould include asection for lessons learned,anyfuture workideas, tips for future groups, and any acknowledgmentsyou want to make. Youracknowledgments should bespecificpeoplewho directly contributed to your project and/orthe experience. This can include students in other groups, specific TIW or UT staff, or labs/faculty,grad-studentsthat gave you access to resourcesor advice.Conclusions
The autonomous fishing rod our team designed and presented at demonstration day was a clean and functional project. Most of our expectations set at the beginning of the project were met with the combined skills, hard work, and communication from all of the team members. In the initial idea generation and proposal, our concept for the project was to build a fully autonomous fishing rod that casts and reels in the fishing line. However, due to time constraints, we as a group decided to narrow our focus for the scope of the project. The team wanted to focus on creating a smooth casting motion with the bait on the end of the line.
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