A lot of progress has been made. I finished redesigning the trapazoidal pill compartments, including making the base and lid. The lid design went through many iterations, and getting the hinges to fit and function properly was very difficult. I also had to make adjustments to the compartment sides, as I realized I forgot to make holes through which the strain gauge wires can come out. Then I installed the push-to-open latches. Getting them installed took many iterations as the acrylic was breaking easily. I also made a second base for each compartment to hold the funnels. Then I made the funnel for 3 compartments. I also designed and made the sliding door attachments. I am especially proud of myself for this, as I got the sizing of the holes so they fit on the servos exactly.
We are definitely behind on integration. We are planning to spend a significant amount of time getting that sorted tomorrow.
• What deliverables do you hope to complete in the next week?
In the next week, I hope to have funnels for all the compartments, which shouldn’t take too long. As well as maybe figuring out a better way to do the compartment hinges so they don’t break as often.
As you’ve designed, implemented, and debugged your project, what new tools or new knowledge did you find it necessary to learn to be able to accomplish these tasks? What learning strategies did you use to acquire this new knowledge?
My CAD skills have definitely improved while making the funnels, as well as my CorelDRAW skills. For CorelDRAW, I bothered the TechSpark employees often about how to do certain things and use the tools. For CAD, my meche friends, as well as YouTube videos, were a good source for figuring out how to make a trapazoidal funnel.