{"id":283,"date":"2025-04-13T01:47:44","date_gmt":"2025-04-13T01:47:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/course.ece.cmu.edu\/~ece500\/projects\/s25-teamd5\/?p=283"},"modified":"2025-04-13T01:47:44","modified_gmt":"2025-04-13T01:47:44","slug":"erikas-status-report-for-04-12-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/course.ece.cmu.edu\/~ece500\/projects\/s25-teamd5\/2025\/04\/13\/erikas-status-report-for-04-12-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Erika’s Status Report for 04\/12\/2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

Progress this Week:<\/strong>
This week, I redesigned the model house structure to incorporate finger joints. After observing structural weaknesses during our interim demo, I realized that the original flat-edge design was not sturdy enough, especially when using acrylic sheets for the inner walls that lacked sufficient support. I also met with my team to finalize where we want to include the electronic components so I can include holes for those wire feedthroughs. To address this, I modified the CAD models for all the walls to include finger joints and feedthrough holes for better structural integrity and easy integration. I then regenerated the corresponding DXF files for laser cutting.<\/p>\n

Following these updates, I re-laser cut most of the acrylic and wood sheets. This process included completing the full assembly in CAD to ensure the finger joints fit together cleanly.<\/p>\n

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Challenges<\/strong>
My progress is currently on schedule. While redesigning the house model and re-cutting parts was not initially planned, this adjustment was necessary for the long-term stability and success of our prototype. I have built in buffer time for tasks like this, so I\u2019m confident we are still aligned with our project timeline.<\/p>\n

We also placed a lot of orders this past Wednesday, so I hope those arrive early next week so we can continue wrapping up the final pieces of our project.<\/p>\n

Next Steps:<\/strong><\/p>\n