Week 17: Applications and implications; Project development

Individual Assignment: Plan a final project masterpiece that integrates the range of units covered, answering the questions and keeping in mind that

• Your project should incorporate 2D and 3D design, additive and subtractive fabrication processes, electronics design and production, embedded microcontroller design, interfacing, and programming, system integration and packaging
• Where possible, you should make rather than buy the parts of your project
• Projects can be separate or joint, but need to show individual mastery of the skills, and be independently operable

What will it do?

Interface between myself and the academy, allowing me to stay connected while abroad.

• Necessary: Participants get personal welcome message + candy with keycard.
• Necessary: I'll be able to remotely dispense candy / cash via telegram.
• Optional: Send messages to the display and receive pictures via telegram.

Who's done what beforehand?

• Ring (the doorbell)
• Remote access for hotel rooms

What sources will you use?

• RC522 projects
• Telegram bot tutorials

What will you design?

• Candy dispenser
• Structural form of head

What materials and components will be used?

• 3D-Printer Filament
• Wood for Lasercutter

Where will they come from?

• 3D Printer and Filament in Almaty
• Laser cutter from Kochi

How much will they cost?

• Negligable
• Negligable

What parts and systems will be made?

• Dispenser&Blockface
• Electronics system:

What processes will be used?

• Spiral development
• Design Cycle

In other words, I need to be in a place where I can produce and iterate.

What questions need to be answered?

• How to get support from Kochi in December?
• Do I have the will

How will it be evaluated?

• Myself
• Saheen
• Dr. Neil