Overview of Status of Analysis, Design, Fabrication, Tests, etc.
Electronics Boxes from Jonas expected soon (Monday 5/8/17)
U-Joint CAD is complete and will be cut later this week
Roll Joint Prototype made and will be tested with U-Joint
Physics software is functional and ready for live testing once robot is fully built
Micro-controller code received, currently implementing minor code changes to accomadate
Accomplishments from Previous Week
Motors have been delivered
Assembly of arms is underway
Joint design is finalized
Communication between computers and micro-controllers have been established. Coding for arm movements is updated.
Goals for Next Week (list names after each item). Use specific and measurable objectives.
Alex and Eric: Put together Electronics Boxes, implement point-tracking code, test physics code when system is ready
Jackie & Daniel: Finish cabling arms and U-joint prototyping
Sponsor Comments from Last Meeting and Actions Taken to Address these Comments (indicate date of comments and if via email or in person)
Motor control of roll joint does not need to be implemented but would be nice (now a stretch goal), (4/28/17)
Cabling will be a pain, apparently Professor Yip's electrical engineers failed (cabling is a pain indeed but mechanical engineers are problem solvers so ha!) (4/28/17)
Instructor Comments from Last Meeting and Actions Taken to Address these Comments (indicate date of comments and if via email or in person)
Document construction & assembly & testing processes (4/27/17)
Discuss metric system blunder in powerpoint presentation (will do) (4/27/17)
Comments from Other Students in the Class (indicate date of comments and if via email or in person)
N/A
Risks and Areas of Concern
Inevitable software issues
Durability of 3D-printed laryngoscope handle
Durability of robotic arms
Durability of motor shaft, will adjust design to mitigate this risk
Resources or Information Required but not Available
How many grams is $100 of 3D printed materials?
Durability of 3D printed materials
Schedule
Milestones (Week 6)
Finish “Sanity Check” software testing of kinematics and experimentation of haptic feedback and force tool to stay in 1 spot
Implement joints
Finish assembling arms (delayed)
Budget (list amount spent and amount remaining)
Total Spent: $4213.77
Total Remaining: $86.23
Progress on Report and Webpage
Delegated weeks 5 report/webpage responsibilities, hopefully will have a completed rough draft by due date (5/5/17)