19. Project development¶
Assignment¶
2021/06/21 Status
the first project idea was
The sketch can be see in Principal and practices assignment
In few words, the first idea of my final project is a self-watering smart vase for small plants.
Image1 - Sumaúma tree
Sketch of the First Final Project¶
After defining the initial scope, I drew the first sketch
Image3 - Final Sketch
The CAD of the final project was done in the Week 03 assignments. BUT...........
Video1 Cad fisrt Final Project
Image4 - Stop
Image5 - Time for Change
MAYBE it was a crazy idea to change the final project, but all today innovations were a crazy idea in the beginner, so....
I changed to the robot hand
What tasks have been completed, and what tasks remain?¶
New Sketch of the Final Project (robotic Hand)
Image7.1 - Robotic hand Sketch
Final Schedule¶
| Area of the activity | Activity | Schedule |
|---|---|---|
| Mechanics | Project sketch | 04/29 - 05/04 |
| Study of the robotic hand kinematic | 05/04 - 05/07 | |
| Design of the Project in CAD | 05/07 - 05/12 | |
| Printing of the Parts | 05/12 - 05/14 | |
| Cutting of the base at ShopBot | 05/18 | |
| Laser engraving | 05/18 | |
| Finish of the pieces | 05/18 | |
| Assembly | 05/20 | |
| System Integration | 05/20 | |
| Programming | Code Development | 05/05 - 05/17 |
| Sensor Reading | 05/06 | |
| Test of actuators | 05/06 | |
| Development of the Screen Code | 05/14 - 05/23 | |
| Electric | BOM definition | 05/03 - 05/07 |
| Electrical Schematic | 05/04 - 05/05 | |
| Simulation of the Circuit | 05/05 - 05/06 | |
| PCB design | 05/05 - 05/06 | |
| Confection of the board | 05/07 - 05/14 | |
| Test of the Board, sensors and actuators | 05/11 - 05/14 | |
| System Integration | 05/26 - 06/02 |
My planning was at least meet the requirements to final projects
I’ve almost finished the assignments, missing now only the evaluation updates and followup questions.
I finish all the schedule in time and present to Neil in 2021/06/14. And everything was fine, Neil like the project.
What’s working? what’s not?¶
Everything was working fine, but Neil ask to organize the electric wires of the Robotic hand. I will improve this using some cable organize. I looked for a hand glove but I couldn’t find it here in my city. Probably because it’s always summer here LoL.
What questions need to be resolved?¶
I need to improve the user interface and in the future make the PC or a celular app to control de hand using internet
What will happen when?¶
Since the presentation already happens I will now improve my documentation. I need to check all the week activities using nueval as a guideline.
I will in the future develop another hand to make then play together and control then using internet
What have you learned?¶
This is a VERY important question. I learn a LOT about how to make (almost) anything.
I started to appreciate the soft skills developed throughout the course. They were one of my big motivations to take this course and I truly believe they were fulfilled.
It is very nice to see all the possibilities that are open now. I learn to use a lot of software and hardware that will improve a lot my career as a University professor.
Learning how to document project development as you go was a big challenge. It is very hard to use spiral development to document and do the weekly assignments.
Another interesting thing is how work adds up and becomes a lot if you keep doing little by little every week. I always struggled with keeping focus and motivation with a project. But the final result was worth all the troubles.