Personal Accomplishments
Scaled out the circuitry to support 6 valves and organized circuitry to make setup easier
Helped organize the tubes and containers by taping the valves to the wood and labeling/mapping ingredients based on our website.
Experimented with different valve pressures and measured amount of liquid dispensed to determine ball park estimate of ratio of timing to amount in ML
Below is the image of attaching the valves to the wood: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NUxk5qAmYsefShDEVbOFaYRmuMOm26_l/view?usp=sharing
Below is the image of scaling out the circuitry: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aPcGPDX6_HwjfodIvGQHIX_9pdHxlQD1/view?usp=sharing
Verification
Since I was the lead contributor for the valve dispensing system, my verification and testing was in the form of ensuring certain valves opened according to ingredients chosen. Hence, my testing was experimenting with different combinations of drinks and timing how long the corresponding valves stayed open to ensure the circuitry was correct. Additionally, I testing different valve pressures and found that the pressure of 0.15 Pa was the optimal pressure for our system, I plan on doing more verification to ensure it fits in to the entire system.
Next Week Deliverables
Further testing of the dispensing system and overall system
Build the legs that will hold up the dispensing system and drill holes for the tubes and wiring the go through
Organize the entire system to prep for demo day
Status: On schedule