This week I put most of my effort into learning PCB design online. Since our project require us to layout linear actuators in a compact way, this would definitely be needed further down the road. No one on the team have any practical experience with this field, so I had to learn from scratch, which was a fun experience. Although our proof of concept will likely not involve any PCB, I would still like to place my one first order within next week, so that we can be sure this won’t be a challenge in the future.
Another thing I worked on is I researched the different mini electromagnetic actuator components that are readily available on the market right now, and locked on a 6mm one that seems to be promising. The idea is we would like to place the order for this component in small amount next week, and test its capabilities. Ideally we can fit some kind of already-existing solutions into our system.