IGEM:MIT/2005/Signal processing

POC

Ray

Function

• To eliminate noise from the incoming signal (delivered by the sensor group)
• To deliver a relatively clean and (usually) modular input to the actuator group

Ideas

• Continuous to discrete (C/D) converter
• Thresholding based on complementary mRNA competition

Current Status

• Researching on creating/maintaining thresholds
  • complementary mRNA: parts specified; planning experiments.
• C/D: Still looking for appropriate proteins (shelved)

Device Depiction

• Thresholding device:

File:Threshold protein2.jpg

• C/D converter:

Device Parts

• Threshold: Have been specified and ordered (see picture above)

Experiments

Coming soon! Stay tuned!

Issues/Questions

• How to fine tweak system and test it independently of the sensor group (i.e. characterize the system)?

Need Help With

Nothing.. Nada..

Wishlist

• Feedback mechanism

Notes

• This group has secondary priority to the rest. It will gain prominence after the other devices are ready.
• cI system has internal thresholding built into the system. We may not be able to tweak it for our own nefarious purposes.