This week I spent some time talking to users about the product we are building, which was super useful. We did this some when we were initially getting started, but now I am doing more of it and finding it very useful as I start to think about this as a product and not just an engineering project. I also spent a good chunk of time looking into other similar products/projects on the market. I looked into products in the tennis space, pickle ball, and also golf. Golf is the most developed of the three, and although it is a bit different I was still able to learn some valuable things from looking into golf trackers/sensors. One anecdotal takeaway I had from this was potentially designing our sensor to screw into the tennis rackets instead of just press fit (this was taken from Arccos golf product).
On the engineering side, I spent some time looking into IMU calibration with mario, and also started taking some steps to work on the bare component design. I have found bare components for the IMU and the microcontroller and I have started making a schematic to connect the two. I have also identified two manufacturing houses we could use for PCB assembly. I am not behind yet, but next week it is crucial that I place the order to manufacturer PCBs.
My main goal next week is to place that PCB order which involved finishing the layout etc. I think I can complete this next week as well as help with data collection and adhere to the planned schedule. I do not think there should be anything that will impede my progress.
