What did you personally accomplish this week on the project? Give files or photos that demonstrate your progress. Prove to the reader that you put sufficient effort into the project over the course of the week (12+ hours).
This week was key for my subsystem of the project: the embedded controller. I received the Arduino Mega 2560 and installed the required Arduino IDE to be able to develop on the board. I also spent some time reading up on the TB6600 stepper motor driver, and how to use it in combination with the Arduino to drive the stepper motors that will move the gantry. After some work figuring out how to properly wire the motor and motor driver, Trey and I were able to make the motor spin using a basic Arduino sketch. See video.
The rest of my time was spent adding calculations to the Arduino program such that given a microstep resolution, belt pitch, and pulley teeth count, we can drive the gantry to a specific position along the belt (in one dimension). See code.
Is your progress on schedule or behind? If you are behind, what actions will be taken to catch up to the project schedule?
My progress is on schedule. My goal for this week was to figure out how to control the motors using the Arduino and I accomplished that.
What deliverables do you hope to complete in the next week?
I will add additional logic to control the gantry in two dimensions. Once Trey assembles the gantry this week, we will thoroughly test this. That being said, we expect to be able to accomplish less work on the project in the next week as the design report will take up the bulk of our time.