Overview of Status of Analysis, Design, Fabrication, Tests, etc.
New universal Joint being completed, redesign of the haptic arm nearly completed, FEA being performed on high stress areas.
Accomplishments from Previous Week
Finished up first revision of aluminum arm, started talking with manufacturers about water jet cutting.
Goals for Next Week (list names after each item). Use specific and measurable objectives.
Determine right manufacturer, being using old code on current feedback device, begin machining end piece and buying equipment.
Sponsor Comments from Last Meeting and Actions Taken to Address these Comments (indicate date of comments and if via email or in person)
Professor Yip recommended working with one arm and fixing universal joint, both have been addressed.
Instructor Comments from Last Meeting and Actions Taken to Address these Comments (indicate date of comments and if via email or in person)
6th DOF may not be necessary, further position calculations are still needed to see what movement is fully needed.
Comments from Other Students in the Class (indicate date of comments and if via email or in person)
Control comments were made, which is a good idea to start looking into now by trying to understand the feedback loop necessary to control our arm.
Risks and Areas of Concern
Tension in the wires is still a large concern, this especially is true in the z-axis arm where there is currently no built in tension design.
Resources or Information Required but not Available
Have yet to receive any information on Code provided by MIT employee.
Schedule
Describe upcoming milestone
Update Gantt chart.
Progress on Report and Webpage
Webpage and report have both been started.