Final Project
Get a glimpse of the last lap of the Fab Academy journey: 'An Adaptive Seating and Computer Access System for a Child with Motor Impairment'
Read more June 15, 2018
About me
Hello, I'm Akila, a 30-year-old and mom of a toddler. I work in a non-profit organization called NISH in Trivandrum under the Ministry of Social Justice, Government of Kerala. My job is to match individuals with any disability with the right technology.
Read more Jan 17, 2018
Week 1 - Brainstorming ideas for the final project
The conundrum is in choosing the right balance between doing something that's useful and that's doable in the limited time provided for Fablab academy. So I have decided to start with a few ideas and choose the most viable one as I learn more in the Academy.
Read more Jan 18, 2018
Week 2 - Project management: HTML and Gitlab
Experiencing the power of collaboration via Gitlab and of expressing myself through a webpage
Read more Jan 24, 2018
Week 3 - Computer-aided designing: 2D and 3D
Learning my way through GIMP, Inkscape, Autocad, Fusion 360.
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Week 4 - Computer-controlled cutting
Learning how to control the vinyl cutter and laser machines from the computer.
Read more Feb 9, 2018
Week 5 - Electronics production
Learning to mill a Printed Circuit Board (PCB), solder components on it and then flash it to make it an in-circuit programmer.
Read more Feb 20, 2018
Week 6 - 3D printing and scanning
Learning to design for the 3D printer, taking the machine constraints into account. Learning to scan using the Microsoft Kinect camera.
Read more Feb 27, 2018
Week 7 - Electronics Design
Learning to design a circuit in Eagle, make it using a milling machine and test it.
Read more Mar 6, 2018
Week 8 - Computer-controlled machining
Learning to make something big by milling parts on the CNC machine and assembling by press-fit.
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Week 9 - Embedded programming
Learning to program an ATtiny chip on a printed circuit board using C language.
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Week 10 - Molding and Casting
Learning to design and mill a mold and cast various materials in it.
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Week 11 - Input Devices
Learning how to make sensors work, while reinstilling previous week concepts of electronics design and production.
Read more Apr 4, 2018
Week 12 - Output Devices
Learning how to control a bipolar stepper motor from a PCB.
Read more Apr 11, 2018
Week 13 - Interface and Application Programming
Learning how to control a bipolar stepper motor by making the PCB and PC GUI talk to each other via serial communication.
Read more Apr 18, 2018
Week 14 - Networking and Communications
Learning to make two or more microcontrollers communicate with each other.
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Week 15 - Mechanical design
Learning to divide responsibilities and work together as a team to put together the mechanical elements of a machine.
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Week 16 - Machine design
Learning to electronically control the mechanical elements of the machine.
Read more May 09, 2018
Week 18 - Applications and Implications
Answering some questions and gaining focus on the final project
Read more May 23, 2018
Week 19 - Invention, intellectual property and income
Thinking out loud and going through the available options
Read more May 30, 2018
Week 20 - Project Development
Some last questions to self before the final presentation.
Read more June 10, 2018