This week, I continued to work on our stepper motors and all of the corresponding motor code. However upon testing with a load, the motor torque was not high enough, which I was anticipating from this testing. In order to achieve the load and precision of our sliding actuator, I decided to consider options for a reduction gearbox and a corresponding linear screw. I was able to find a few new parts that includes these modifications of this and thus purchased for delivery next week.
My progress is on schedule for this week, but since our order has not yet been placed last week, they will only arrive Wednesday/Thursday of this week, which might affect my progress of the following week. I hope to accelerate work once they arrive and have a final working setup of our entire motor subsystem. I will finish up Arduino code accordingly this week, upon receiving the final dimensions of 3D printed parts from Ziyu.