Personal Accomplishments:
- Anirud determined the optimal range for hall effect sensors; I took the data and adjusted the Desmos diagram to represent this change. This brings our total number of sensors to 107.
- Redesigned the circuit diagram to reflect the change in the number of hall effect sensors and the subsequent change in the number of 4051 switches.
- Researched for an off-the-shelf Qi charger that gave a large range at a reasonable price ($20-$40).
- Ordered 4051 ICs and wireless charger
Current Schedule:
We are mostly keeping on schedule, however, we were all very busy this week and were somewhat lazy in ordering parts which led to us slightly falling behind. That being said, we have plenty of schedule slack to make up for this missed time (inclusive of the fact that we plan to work some over Spring break).
I also believe that some more schedule adjustments need to be made to better reflect the total time needed to complete each task. We are much more aware of our requirements to complete a viable project and now understand what tasks are ahead of us.
Next Week:
- Revamp Gantt chart
- Build a small-scale sensor matrix and test
- Finalize purchases and acquire all materials (that we currently plan to use)
- Begin writing detection code