This week, I met with my team to prepare for our upcoming design review presentation. Our goal was to fully think through the separate design aspects of the project, and hash out details. Because we changed our sorting mechanism (described in further detail in the Team Status Report), we had to rethink all the different parts we would require to get the system to function properly. I contributed by creating an in-depth block diagram that highlights all the system interactions. We plan on adding further detail before our design presentation; However, creating the diagram helped us better understand how we wanted our system to function. We’re still on track with the schedule proposed in the Gantt chart. My goals for the following week are to place some integral part orders (Servo, Arduino, Camera) and to also start experimenting with servo libraries on the Arduino to figure out how to properly drive a servo rated for a larger than typical load.
