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Kaya’s Status Report 02/22

Accomplishments:

This week, we finished a draft of our formal written design review. I specifically worked on the testing/validation section, the hardware diagram and description, and the budgeting items pages. I focused on what hardware peripherals we would use for each component and came up with circuit schematics for the haptic feedback and the pressure sensor. Additionally, me and Maya worked on the initalization of the Jetson nano by flashing the device.

Progress:

We are right on schedule because we started the jetson initialization and started the design review. We had to postpone the start of our Jetson initialization due to the late delivery of the microSD card but we made up for that time by finishing the draft for the design review.

 

Future deliverables:

This week, we we work on finishing our design review and we hope to have finish the process of initalizing the Jetson nano orin.

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Kaya’s Status Report for 02/15

This week, I worked on our design presentation and worked on the implementation plan, specifically finding specific devices for each of our components. I did research on various potential haptic device and various types of force sensitive resistor. Additionally, I was able to map out specific libraries we are going to use for our software integration and for our Jetson Nano programming.

Progress:

Our project is on schedule. We are planning on starting the technical tasks on Sunday by diving into the Jetson initialization.

Future deliverables:

In the upcoming week, we will be working on the Jetson Nano initialization and working on finalizing the design presentation. Our goal by the end of the next week is to have a better understanding of the Jetson environment.

 

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Kaya’s Status Report for 2/8

Kaya’s Status Report for 02/01:

This week, I focused on the first presentation we had to give. The slides I specifically focused on were the testing, verification, metrics, and part of the solution approach slide. Additionally, I was the student who presented on behalf of our group so I made sure I understood each slide in depth and practiced presenting the presentation confidently several times (presentation: Team_A7_Akinci_Meah_Voelkl). After presenting, I listened to everyone’s feedback and factored in their input for the development of the cane.

After presenting, I focused on going through the parts document, helping my teammates navigate through the paper. As for this upcoming week, I plan on getting started understanding the Jetson Nano ORIN. I am planning to take a deep dive with Maya into the configuration of this Jetson. The specific deliverables I plan on having are:

  • Set up Jetson Nano environment and troubleshoot any problems that come up.
  • Creating a log of errors and their solutions or other procedural notes that we will need in the future.

As for our progress, we are definitely on track.

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Team Status Report for 2/8

This week, our team presented our first proposal, conducted additional research, and wrote a few requests for the equipment. Currently, the only risks that could jeopardize our project success are if we picked a type of Jetson that can’t configure properly later with our camera or if our power requirements are too high for the planned battery setup. We are managing the risks by ensuring we have backup equipment planned, including alternative options for the camera, sensors, power supply, and microcontroller. An updated schedule will be we will have to add an additional week just for finding and configuring any new equipment.