- What are the most significant risks that could jeopardize the success of the project? How are these risks being managed? What contingency plans are ready?
The most significant risk at this moment is the radio circuits. According to Yuqi, they work when they are powered by Arduino Unos while connected to the laptop. However, it is not working when I tried to power it using the Arduino Nanos. Yuqi and Oscar will be testing the radio chips with power supplies and power regulators+battery tomorrow. There are two contingency plans. First, we might end up putting Arduino Unos on the gloves to power the chips. Second, we could also buy several power regulator chips and power the radio chips directly.
- Were any changes made to the existing design of the system? Why was this change necessary, what costs does the change incur, and how will these costs be mitigated going forward?
There was no change to our design, but we might change the way we power our radio chips. This might mean we would either buy extra Arduino Unos or power regulator chips in the future.
- Provide an updated schedule if changes have occurred.
The schedule has not changed.
- Component you got working.
The radio chips are now working. Two transmitters can successfully send one integer each to the receiver. However, the transmitters are all powered by Arduino Unos, which are in turn powered by the laptop.