This week I dove more into IMU investigation and learning which specs to look out for to find a model that fit the requirements of our design. Jason and I ended up settling on an Adafruit BNO055 due to its accelerometer range and ease of orientation data collection. It seems to have all the tricks we’re looking for with a design that won’t compromise any of our needs. We placed an order for a few of them and aim to test their functionality after arrival. As these are meant mainly to get a feel of what to look out for in hardware implementation, I plan to look into a few more IMUs and begin researching more about complementary parts we’ll need for the BNO if we continue strictly with this model. Lastly, I dedicated time to collaborating with my group on the design presentation and fleshing out the content and delivery of our information. So far we are still on track from previous week’s expectations.
Carnegie Mellon ECE Capstone, Spring 2025 – Meadow Webster, Jason Botros, Jamshed Panthaki