This week, my primary task was to update the design of our pill box based on the feedback we received from our TA and professor. The opening mechanism of the compartments was improved upon with push to open, as well as the compartments themselves. In our original design, we realized that the last pills would not have been dispensed if they were sitting in a corner of the area. I have updated the design to form each compartment in a way that forces all pills to be dispensed, with a funnel-like shape. Additioanlly we are adjusting the size of each pill compartment to fit a 90-day supply of the largest average pill size we are accommodating. I redrew our design based on these specs, as well as updating the tasks we will have to accomplish for the new design and our Gantt chart.
We are currently on schedule with the project timeline. We updated our design plan based on feedback from our professor. After our design presentation, we will receive plenty of feedback, using that, hopefully, we will make final adjustments and start implementing strongly.
Next week, I plan to draw the laser-cutting file design for the box and start printing it out. I want to have the physical peieces are soon as possible so see if the design needs to be iterated.