Progress this Week:
- Discussed proposal feedback with Anirud and identified ways to better the testing and verification phase of the project.
- Updated project schedule/Gantt chart to better reflect our plans after the proposal.
- Tested inductance (proximity) sensors and found they would not be viable for the project. They had a short range and a binary output (neither of which will be feasible on a large scale).
- Collaborated with Anirud and Luca in making various inductance coils to test device detection. Testing was conducted sending both 3V and 10V waves through the coils at 10KHz and reading the signal feedback with an oscilloscope.
- Shortly tested magnetometers for use in sensing with Anirud by measuring effective range. More testing needs to be done on identifying device location.
Project Assessment:
The project is currently on track and we are ahead of schedule in testing. Anirud and I should have a good idea of how many sensors (likely magnetometers) that we will need for the project by the end of next week. This will give us more slack time that will be needed during the troubleshooting/integration process.
Next Week:
- Finalize magnetometer testing (reevaluate if needed)
- Draft a schematic for the device detection matrix
- Begin testing a small matrix of sensors