This week, I mainly helped with building and tuning gantry, system assembly , and helped with testing piece detection threshold in python code.
Design wise, Sizhe and I decided to flip the locking and hall effect sensor placement under the board to help with better resolution when detecting pieces.
The current most significant risk lies in software communication of board state and the challenge in improving gantry speed.
Next week, I will try to help with software design to eliminate current communication issues of piece detection and motor movement between the hardware control code and webapp software. I will also begin designing and cutting the final version of the outer chassis since the gantry dimension is confirmed.