All the parts came in this week, and as such, we started orienting the build. We ran into a large issue with our 3D printing plan. We realized that we cannot 3D print our housing unit in one print due to the weight limit of 175g. This caused us to have to make a few design changes. Specifically, we decided to only 3D print precise portions of our design, such as the gears, and replace the base as well as the support beam in the center of the base with PVC. This will also allow us to make a higher-density print for the gears, ensuring they are more sturdy.
We have fallen behind because we had to wait for parts to come in for our project. Our schedule has been condensed a bit as we now have to put certain software parts of our project, such as the coding and interfacing, ahead in our schedule to free up time later on. As a result, to get back on schedule, I plan to get the camera working with the CV algorithm and hopefully also allow it to send coordinate values to our Pi.