This week, we ordered a Raspberry Pi 3 B+ because it is cost-effective and has 4 USB ports. We also ordered a 32GB SanDisk Extreme microSDHC card for Pi storage because it has wear leveling and will be compatible with the Pi. Both will arrive this Tuesday, January 22nd. Katelyn is looking for a haptic motor that has a USB input and can work with the Pi. Thom already owns a SparkFun RedBoard, so when our components arrive next week we can begin trying to put them together in Professor Widder’s lab.
On Tuesday we met with Professor Klaesner to talk about our progress. We asked about the possibility of using a tilt sensor instead of an IMU, and he pointed us to Maria Mihaelescu, who experimented with both during her project. After consulting with her, we determined that the MPU6050 sensor, a 6-axis IMU, would be best suited to our needs. It is well-tested and extensive documentation is available online, which will be a useful resource for our group since code is one of our weaker points of experience. This should be arriving in the mail today, and we will be able to begin testing and working with the sensor immediately. We also set weekly meeting times that line up with times where Professor Widder’s lab is available. For this week and part of next week, these will be used for planning and ordering; in the future, they will be used for building and testing the device, as well as for coding and getting help from professors. Comments are closed.
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