Schedule

Timeline

Week 12 Week 13 Week 14 Week 15 Week 16 Week 17 Week 18 Week 19 Week 20
Subject Mechanical Design, Machine Design Mid Term Review Moulding and Casting Interface and Application Programming System Integration Wildcard Week Applications and Implications, Proj… Invention, Intellectual Property an… FP requirements
Date 09/04/2025 16/04/2025 23/04/2025 30/04/2025 07/05/2025 14/05/2025 21/05/2025 28/05/2025 04/06/2025
Monday WA - 9pm to 11pm WA - 9pm to 11pm WA - 9pm to 11pm WA - 9pm to 11pm WA - 9pm to 11pm WA - 9pm to 11pm WA - 9pm to 11pm WA - 9pm to 11pm FP - 9pm to 11pm
Tuesday WA - 9pm to 11pm WA - 9pm to 11pm WA - 9pm to 11pm WA - 9pm to 11pm WA - 9pm to 11pm WA - 9pm to 11pm WA - 9pm to 11pm WA - 9pm to 11pm FP - 9pm to 11pm
Wednesday Class Class Class Class Class Class Class Class Class
Thursday WA - 9pm to 11pm WA - 9pm to 11pm WA - 9pm to 11pm WA - 9pm to 11pm WA - 9pm to 11pm WA - 9pm to 11pm WA - 9pm to 11pm WA - 9pm to 11pm FP - 9pm to 11pm
Friday WA - 9pm to 11pm WA - 9pm to 11pm WA - 9pm to 11pm WA - 9pm to 11pm WA - 9pm to 11pm WA - 9pm to 11pm WA - 9pm to 11pm WA - 9pm to 11pm FP - 9pm to 11pm
Saturday FP - 9am - 12am | 9pm to 11pm FP - 9am - 12am | 9pm to 11pm FP - 9am - 12am | 9pm to 11pm FP - 9am - 12am | 9pm to 11pm FP - 9am - 12am | 9pm to 11pm FP - 9am - 12am | 9pm to 11pm FP - 9am - 12am | 9pm to 11pm FP - 9am - 12am | 9pm to 11pm FP - 9am - 12am | 9pm to 11pm
Sunday FP - 9am - 12am | 9pm to 11pm FP - 9am - 12am | 9pm to 11pm FP - 9am - 12am | 9pm to 11pm FP - 9am - 12am | 9pm to 11pm FP - 9am - 12am | 9pm to 11pm FP - 9am - 12am | 9pm to 11pm FP - 9am - 12am | 9pm to 11pm FP - 9am - 12am | 9pm to 11pm FP - 9am - 12am | 9pm to 11pm

That’s 18 hours per week to work on Fabacademy

This is working around a 9 to 5 job, a side job and family time :)

As of week 14 we are 126 hours and counting

Spirals

Spiral Development:

For my final project I have been taking a modular approach to development. This means that I have broken down the project into smaller, more manageable parts. As I have progressed I have discovered that most of the work on my side is in the software of the product. Early tests that used the standard HID library’s from Circuit python did not have a good user experience.

Spiral 0 - Testing:
  • [x] Test Each input
  • [x] Test communication over HID (week 10)
  • [x] Test communication over Serial (Week 14)
  • [x] Test Jesmonite as a case material (Week 13)
Spiral 1 Working Prototype:
  • [x] Make 3D printed version of final housing
  • [x] Make Final moulded version of lower housing
  • [x] Make Final make cnc version of upper housing

*Final presentation and end of FabAcademy*

Spiral 2 Refinement:
  • [] Add a display to give user information about the current mode.
  • [] Add Bluetooth support for wireless connectivity but keep power over usb.
  • [] Full wireless use using a rechargeable lithium-ion battery
Spiral 3+ Further Development:
  • [] Infinity tune and make the dials feel sweeeeeet to use. 🤙

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