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18. Project Development

Group assignment:

None

Individual assignment:

Have you answered these questions?

  • What tasks have been completed, and what tasks remain?
  • What has worked? what hasn’t?
  • What questions need to be resolved?
  • What will happen when?
  • What have you learned?

What I’ve done this week

What tasks have been completed, and what tasks remain?

The First Spiral of the project within FabAcademy has all been completed.

After FabAcademy is finished, I will continue to update my final project at FabLab Kuriyama.

Be able to identify multiple pieces of trash at the same time so that each can be disposed of in the appropriate trash box.

What tasks have been completed

The packaging has been updated since last week. (2022/5/29)

What tasks remain

After fabAcademy is finished, I would like to create a hopper for automatic sorting of plastic bottle caps.

What has worked? what hasn’t?

What has worked?

  • Raspberry Pi camera is able to recognize trash

  • The image recognition values can be sent wirelessly from the raspberry Pi to the sorting machine board.

  • Gears are meshing without problems.

  • Guides are running smoothly.

  • Ultrasonic sensor correctly control the opening and closing of the trash box lid.

  • After the series of trash separation is completed, machine can separate again in the same way.

  • Packaging is complete and unnecessary wiring is hidden.

What hasn’t?

None

What questions need to be resolved?

Is it possible to identify when multiple pieces of trash are placed and dump them in the target trash boxes?

What will happen when?

Final project slides and video will be completed by 6/5.

Final project presentation is on 6/8.

What have you learned?

  • How to manage time

  • How to model with Fusion360

  • How to use a 3D printer

  • How to Process with laser cutter

  • How to design a board using Kikad

  • Embedded programming such as ATTiny ESP32

  • How to cut a board on a CNC machine

  • How to packaging to hide wiring

What I learned

I was able to confirm the remaining tasks for the Final project and clear scheduling.


Last update: June 13, 2022