This week , I helped the team with the presentation and we all got together on call and edited the slides together.Throughout the week, researched what parts would be best– this is documented within our group design documentation. Specifically, I outlined why I chose the specific parts I ordered. Additionally, actually submitted the order form or my portion of the project and messaged our TA about getting those parts. I drew out a diagram detailing the connections I needed in order for it to work. This diagram is included within our block diagram.
I would say my portion is on schedule. According to our Gantt chart, I just needed to have the parts ordered by this week and am focusing on prototyping and testing next week to make sure they work as expected. I want to make sure I have all the connections detailed properly so I can hit the ground running next week.
In the next week, i hope to have a rough prototype of the bat swing and to order additional parts if mine do not work as expected. A concern for me is the speed of the servo and the torque needed to hit the ball. I ordered some test servos for now just to get it up and running as the code will be similar no matter which servo I end up using. I want to have a prototype at the very least, even if the servo I ordered does not end up being the one I end up using.