Risks:
The biggest risk is getting the stepper motors to work currently for the demo. While all the mechanisms are in place for it to work, the main issue is that the original motors we had didn’t have a high enough torque force to properly move the scanner up and down. We’ve already tried fixing this issue by getting stepper motors with a higher torque force and reorienting the design of the lift to take this into account.
Design Changes:
We plan to upgrade lift’s stepper motor to a higher torque model to improve the lift’s speed and consistency during scans. The motor with more torque will move the lift faster and more reliably, reducing the total scan time. This change resulted in the additional costs of ordering a new stepper motor, shaft coupler, and power supply.
Schedule Changes and Updates:
No major schedule updates.
Developments:
We are in the endgame for the project. Everything we’ve been doing so far has just been getting everything to work together as smoothly as possible. We’re just in the cycle of testing, fixing problems, refining, and testing again until the final demo comes.