WEEK NINE (assembling and designing prototype 1)

This week, we worked on assembling the  parts of prototype 1  while waiting for the other parts to be printed and waiting on the programing to be completed. We intend to finish parts of the programming this week and get our design shipped to the client by the end of the week. We may not have all modules works  but we intend on having a few competed.

Week 8

This week everyone focused on different aspects of the actual designing of the project. Nathan continued to improve the design of the frame he built on Solidworks. He also started to design some of the panels that will be on the sides of the toy. Jo also designed several panels that will be on the toy. When we were observing the buttons, the light was quite dim, so Jo also designed an outer shell that will be clear, so the light will appear brighter. The button will still be able to be pressed with this new shell. Jennifer was focused on creating the program for the Simon game. Most of the code is complete, and this next week she will be finishing the code and debugging it so it will work smoothly.


Panel where five of the buttons will be located.




This is the first version of this panel, where the other five buttons will be located. This design will be modified by Jo this week, so it will have a more elegant design.




These are the button covers that were designed by Jo.

WEEK SEVEN ( Circuitry and Activity Modules )

This week we have been focusing on the CAD and circuitry of our product. Josephine and I (Nathan) have been working on the SolidWorks portion of the project in order to get the prototype 3D printed. Furthermore, in order to effectively make the toys in SolidWorks, we have been researching on toys that other companies have made so that way we can get a better idea of how the mechanisms behind the toys function.

 

Figures 1-4: The above four figures show the individually made parts on SolidWorks. When put together, they will make the "Maze" activity that we wish to put in our final product. 

Figure 5: The Assembled Maze

Also, Jennifer has been working hard as well on the circuitry. Now that we have received the Arduino Due boards, she has been at work at putting all of our necessary electrical components together. Both her and Josephine are at work on making the housing of the circuits within the toy.