This week as a group we completed the proposal presentation. The goal for the week was to research on the specific components that we should use that would fit into our use case requirements for the product. The main goal was to have components ready to order next week. We decided on the specific touch sensors, flex sensors, and glove that we will be using. However, we are still finalizing the microcontroller that we want to use since we received feedback on Friday about using a more optimal microcontroller (based on the size of our final glove). Thus, as a group we are looking into a microcontroller that would be optimal for both software and hardware, as well as ease-of-use and compactness. We also did more research on our individual sections so that we are each ready to start working on our respective parts soon.
Rosina’s Status Update for 9/23
This week I practiced and delivered the proposal presentation. Since this was done on Monday, I spent the rest of the week preparing information for the design report and presentation. Specifically, I did some research on the specific components we need since we plan to have a definitive list of parts to order this upcoming week. I looked into existing bluetooth components that we could potentially use, which include microcontroller boards that come with a bluetooth module, external bluetooth modules, and extended board bluetooth components. I also reviewed the feedback we received and expanded on the use case requirements. Specifically, quantifying the accuracy and how we can measure speed and accuracy to a regular mouse. I’ve also been looking at bluetooth communication and what component would be most optimal to use with the proposed proposal.