Complete your final project, tracking your progress:
what tasks have been completed, and what tasks remain?
Till now I have completed fabrication prototype of my final project. and now testing the fitting of the slots and the holes for the components.
Remaining tasks:
- Design and fabricate final enclosure.
- Integration and testing all components.
- Wire management.
- Testing the heater.
what's working? what's not?
All compoonents are working fine, only had some issues with the jumper wires but had changed them and soldered them to avoid any further issues causing it.
what questions need to be resolved?
The main question of heater, is the small pad heater suffient for heating the enclosure and cure the filament?
How to fix the temperature sensor inside the acrylic enclosure and where?
How to manage the temperature sensors wires while opening and closing the acrylic enclosure?
what will happen when?
Here is my planning of implementation for my final project:
| SR. NO. | EST Date. | Task |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 May 2022 | Decide / Confirm components and calculate the power management accordingly. |
| 2 | 19 May | Requisite the components needed for the project. Design prototype on Fusion360 |
| 3 | 20 May | Prototype LCD with I2C , pushbuttons and LEDs . |
| 4 | 21 May | Laser cut prototype and assemble it (low fidelity). |
| 5 | 22 May | Prototype fans , heater (both using mosfet) and thermistor sensor . |
| 6 | 23 May | Integrating all the components in the algorithm. Testing all components to confirm circuit diagram. |
| 7 | 24 May | PCB design. |
| 8 | 25 May | Attending class and completing weekly documentation. |
| 9 | 26 May | PCB milling, soldering and testing. |
| 10 | 27 May | Break |
| 11 | 28 May | Debugging circuit diagram issues. |
| 12 | 29 May | Assemble Prototype. |
| 13 | 30 May | Prototype dry run. |
| 14 | 31 May | Test print for clearence and slot fitings. |
| 15 | 1 June | Attending class and completing weekly documentation. Design lid cover on Fusion360 |
| 16 | 2 June | Fabricate lid cover and design base box on Fusion360. |
| 17 | 3 June | Break |
| 18 | 4 June | Fabricate base box. |
| 19 | 5 June | Fabricate acrylic enclosure. |
| 20 | 6 June | Integration and assembly of the project Designing bluetooth app on MIT inventor App and integrating in the project Cable management process. |
| 21 | 7 June | Testing and dry run of the full project. fabricate sensor holder. |
| 22 | 8 June | Attending class and starting final project documentation. |
| 23 | 9 June | Making slide and video for the Presentation. |
| 24 | 10 June | Presentation Day. |
what have you learned?
I have learned alot these past few weeks.
- How to manage time.
- How to think for solutions after fabrication gone wrong.
- How to do wire management.
- How to debug and find practical solution.