SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT MY PROJECT
What did you design?
I designed an insect control device motivated by the excessive amount of flies in my workspace, the idea and form emerged as a reconfiguration of a homemade method
What materials and components were used?
I used wood-finished PLA for the body and the propellers, most of which will be 3D printed. For the packaging, I will use 3mm plywood, cut with a laser.
I used the following components:
• 1 Jameco Reliapro Motor 3V/75MA
• 1 Potentiometer
• 1 LED diode
• 1 Switch
• 1 Jack Port
• 1 Toshiba TB6612FNG Driver
• 1 5V Power Supply
• 8-ohm Speaker
• 1 2N2222A Transistor
• 1k and 4990-ohm resistors
• 1 Xiao RP2040
Where did they come from?
The filaments come as part of the inventory of our FAB LAB at Cientifica del Sur, as well as the wires, connectors, and resistors. The rest of the components are purchased from various stores in Lima.
How much did they cost?
The total cost is $44.56. HERE is the detail of the components
What parts and systems were made?
The parts and systems to be developed include various processes that have been carried out in the Fab Academy, such as:
• Electronic Design
• 3D printing of the body and structure
• Laser Cutting for packaging
What processes were used?
For the process of implementing components and designing my project Mosq, I have used: Computer-Aided Design for the 2D design with Fusion 360, AutoCAD for both the parts that will comprise my project as well as the logo, packaging, and more. Additionally, I have used 3D printing for the development of the entire body and detachable parts of my project, Electronic design in KiCAD, and finally, Laser cutting with AutoCAD and Rayjet Manager for its packaging.Finally, to program my microcontroller I will use the ARDUINO IDE.
What tasks have been completed, and what tasks remain?
All the electronic operation, 3D printing, programming has been completed, it remains to improve its packaging, better integrate the circuits in order of cables within the cone, also consider in the future making it wireless and working with a battery.
What worked? What didn’t?
The entire system worked, the electronic part, the sound, the movement of the blades, the clean ignition of the circuit.
At first I thought that the wings wouldn't work or that they would put weight on the engine, but in the end it worked.
How was it evaluated?
I must say that the learning in this Academy has been partly thanks to the teamwork carried out with my colleagues in the Fab Lab Cientifica, especially with Hans Moncca, where we were able to investigate in a little more detail the operation of the spiral work methodology and also the organization to be able to present our final project.
Likewise, I comment on how I approached the organization of my final project in 3 parts:
1. Device design, considerations of the electronic part
2. 3D printing and electronic design
3. Electronic assembly and packaging cutting.
For point 2, I gradually developed the test of the input and output devices, especially in the case of the operation of the motor and the potentiometer, then I added the LED, the speaker and finally the switch to activate the entire circuit.
what questions need to be resolved?
I have to answer more questions about the power supply, I feel that I could have solved my project better if only one Jack port had been used, perhaps activating the switch was enough for the power load to be internal and maybe recharged. A battery would have been the best case scenario, this question leaves me confused if my project had been wireless.
Another question is about the power of the motors, I would have liked to know more about speeds, performance and weight variables, if I wanted to make my project much faster, I knew that the Jameco Reliapro motor was enough for an intermediate speed, but maybe Perhaps the integration of greater power would be better.
what have you learned?
I have learned to completely integrate a circuit, to design my own insect control device, to go from ideas to materiality, to make it work, to have a life of its own, to move, to be able to do something and above all to be useful , as the main premise.
The spiral way of working has been a fairly new way of working throughout the Academy, its implementation in my project has helped me adapt it to my needs as a professional but above all to be able to present this final project, which is working.
I have forever learned to be patient with the processes and to try many times, because thanks to all the weekly tasks I was polishing my knowledge so that I could successfully complete the electronic integration of all the components of this project on the first try.
FINAL PRESENTATION
My final submission was on 7 June 2024.
Mosq
An insect control device is what I want to develop, motivated by the excessive amount of flies in my work space, the idea and the form arises from this initial idea, where I show how it works.
Here is my final video :
Here is my final presentation at minute 1:14:59.
MY FINAL PRESENTATION ON VIMEO
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
I am grateful for the support of my colleagues at the Academy, especially those in my node, as well as the people who made the process possible, the emotional support and also my family for always being there for me.
It is an extraordinary experience! Long live the Fab Academy!