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, I mainly focused on finalizing some parts of the enclosure; namely, finishing the manufacturing/assembly of the front panel window, as well as getting the springs we’ll be using to dispense the snacks from the machine to attach to the springs. This mainly consisted of me working in CAD again to design these mounts, laser cut everything, and attach them to the springs and motors. Right now, rotational movement from the motors is not being translated well to the springs. There’s some jitter that occurs when the springs begin to turn, which I’m assuming is a result of not having the mounts coupled tightly enough to the motor shaft, something I plan on fixing later on. I also assisted in attempting to debug the speakers with David and Anna, since the initial tutorial we referenced to set the speaker up ended up not working for us. I tried to look at other websites and blogs for possible fixes, but unfortunately none of them ended up helping us get the components working.
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 with our original Gantt chart we made.
What deliverables do you hope to complete in the next week?
This upcoming week, my focus will probably be on integrating all the parts into the gui again, and possibly further finalizing code. I’ll also put some more effort into trying to debug the speakers again and potentially also help bring up the new PIR sensor we plan on replacing our ultrasonic sensor with.