Overall Status Update
This week, overall, we have conducted testing for our HVAC robot, designed the 3D CAD casing, which we want to go over our HVAC inspection robot to give it a cleaner look. Our overall demo HVAC duct has been set up and will be here for demo day too.
This week we also spent our time doing the onboard ML testing and verification. We ran into some problems with voltage levels not representing our handheld testing but we have reached an accuracy level of 90% and we are hoping to get it to 95%, but if not, our aim was 85% so the goal has been achieved.
We also worked on our final presentation and have started working on the final report together.
We are nearing the end of our capstone 🙂
What are the most significant risks that could jeopardize the success of the project? How are these risks being managed? What contingency plans are ready?
Right now, our risks do include hardware being fried at the last minute. We have taken all the necessary precautions and have back up parts, but for some reason, we could accidentally fry our teensy MCU like we did earlier in the week so we need to be prepared for this.
Another thing we are a little worried about is the recovery mechanism for our robot. We have developed a system where the robot can exit through its entry point should it fail halfway through its deployment. Right now, it is hitting the sides of the HVAC duct so we need to correct our LiDAR a little but this should be solved very soon.
Were any changes made to the existing design of the system (requirements, block diagram, system spec, etc)? Why was this change necessary, what costs does the change incur, and how will these costs be mitigated going forward?
No changes were made this week, we are proceeding with the design that was in place last week.
Provide an updated schedule if changes have occurred.
No changes have occured.