This week I helped my team test the current and voltage outputs of our inductive and capacitance sensors wired together to ensure that our Jetson’s GPIO pins can handle the amount of sensors we are planning to wire together. I ordered some more items for our project as well, such as the proper gear size for our sliding mechanism, a flex cable for our camera, and individual trash bins which will be placed inside our exterior shell. I drew some schematics for our exterior shell so that I can figure out the exact dimensions of our product and so that I know how much wood to purchase to build it. I also made a CAD model of our sensor platform which has various holes cutout to fit the size of our sensors.
My progress is a little behind as I haven’t physically started building the exterior structure of our product, but I have the designs in place and I will be going over them with my team so that I can order the wood and start building the shell.
In the next week, I plan to help laser cut the sensor platform using my CAD model, purchase the wood to build the exterior shell, and start assembling the exterior shell.