This week, I focused on testing the solenoid and stepper motors of the physical embosser, doing user testing, and refining the web-app. I refined the web-app a bit more to ensure that everything was as clear as possible before user testing, but I spent a majority of my week focusing on debugging the Arduino code and testing the braille outputs of the solenoids and stepper motors combined. I have attached a video that shows an example of the work I have been doing with the solenoids and stepper motors. I have also helped with the assembly of the embosser. We also had a user testing session on Friday where we had users test the web app and tactile experience with the embosser.
Carnegie Mellon ECE Capstone, Fall 2023 – Becky Button, Joshna Iyengar, Zeynep Ozkaya