Week 0 - Planning and Development

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Aims of the Week

This week represents the previous. weeks before the start of semester two, explaining our process of creating the project, from deciding on a project to ordering components.

  • Decide on a project
  • Research project idea
  • Submit Project forms
  • Assign Tasks
  • Print out components


Hamza's Tasks and Updates

Assigned as 'Project Manager' in the project by filling out forms like components, ethics, team assignment, etc, while being base communication with academic advisor and team. Started to make basic teams for file sharing and arranged meetings. Also in charge of the Gantt chart, creating a blog, and academic poster with printing out 3D components.


Abdulla's Tasks and Updates

Assigned to be 'Lead Electrical Engineer' in the project by creating circuit diagrams and researching the different components such as sensors, motors and solar panels for each of the prototypes and creating tests for the circuits.  Also tasked with learning Arduino and watching videos on each component and their uses in the prototypes.


Caesar's Tasks and Updates

Assigned to be 'Lead Software Engineer' in the project to research the Arduino and find out the best way to arrange the software workspace access all the components by using individual circuits to come together in the final prototype. 


This Week's Outcomes

This 'Week 0' is stretched across weeks 9-12 of semester 1 and exam season weeks after Christmas. The outcome went well to get everything ready for the first lab

   

Circuit Images and Diagrams / Code and Comments

A sketch of what the final device would look like.




















A basic diagram of what the circuits will look like.
















Below are the 3D PLC printouts for the motor arm for the solar tracker. Consists of a light divider to track the direction of light and 3 black components to move the motor along the X, Y, and Z axes. 












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