156B Week 5

Overview of Status of Analysis, Design, Fabrication, Tests, etc.

• • Further motor caps machined and assembled

Accomplishments from Previous Week

• • Crucial accomplishments made on MATLAB, and external circuit

  • Understanding of integration from MATLAB to Arduino communication

  • Rough Draft of Final Report Completed

Goals for Next Week (list names after each item). Use specific and measurable objectives.

• • Continue MATLAB interpretation and exploration to integrate into the system

    • (Kevin N. & Madatya & Matthew)

  • Run a motor using MATLAB

    • (Kevin N. & Madatya)

  • Hardware Assembly

    • (Kevin N, Madatya, Kevin M.)

  • Machining Motor Caps

    • (Kevin M)

  • Continue software simulation of flexible segments (n - number of segments)

    • (Matthew)

Sponsor Comments from Last Meeting and Actions Taken to Address these Comments (indicate date of comments and if via email or in person)

• • No Comments

  • Continue Fabrication and Shape Control

Instructor Comments from Last Meeting and Actions Taken to Address these Comments (indicate date of comments and if via email or in person)

• • Concerns regarding acrylic disks & their material used

  • Concerns regarding motor caps and the shape required to properly fit onto motor

  • Concerns and comments regarding the software simulation and how to add further segments

Comments from Other Students in the Class (indicate date of comments and if via email or in person)

• • During Presentation

  • "does the snake support moving in 3d? "

  • "does the first segment support holding up all the other segments? "

  • "why do you need the magnetic wire? "

  • create a simulation going through a piping instead of random shapes so it's more practical

Risks and Areas of Concern

• • Hardware Fabrication will be difficult and time consuming

  • Very minimal space constraint in the hardware configuration

  • Soldering must be precise

Resources or Information Required but not Available

• • Control of a second segment on MATLAB

    • New scripts and functions must be created

Schedule

• • Upcoming Milestones:

    • Fabricate a single segment

    • Control a Single Segment

Budget (list amount spent and amount remaining)

• • No New Orders

  • Remaining: $498 ($502 spents

Progress on Report and Webpage

• • Rough Draft Updated with new findings related to shape control, impact on society, and further required materials from MAE 156B deliverables.