Fab Lab 2017 - Muhammad Asim

Project Development

complete your final project, tracking your progress:

what tasks have been completed, and what tasks remain?
what has worked? what hasn't?
what questions need to be resolved?
what will happen when?
what have you learned?
documentation during development
demand- vs supply-side time management
spiral development
system integration

This assignment is all about reflecting on the progress of Final Project.

What tasks have been completed, and what tasks remain?

Tasks Completed

3D Design and Printing of Dials
Milling and fabrication of i2c slave modules
Milling and fabrication of MOSFET modules
Prepared power and data harness
CNC milled the clock dial.
Prepared laser cut the dials and diffusers.

Tasks Remaining

Interface of the system to mobile app over Bluetooth.
PWM visual effects using LEDs.

What has worked what hasn't?

Results of diffusers was a major disappointment.
The split of I2C slave boards to micro-controller and Mosfet board led to alot of clutter and connectivity issues.
The design of power regulator circuit didn't provided expected results.

What questions need to be resolved?

The master and slave code needs to be streamlined and made more robust.
From this exercise I have realized that 3D model design may not be a suitable solution to this application thus I would look into composite designs as an alternate.

What have you learned?

This final project has been an great opportunity of learning for me. The project integrates a host of diverse techinques coming together. I have had some basic experience of electronics circuits. However most of my projects are just PCBs with dangling cables and makeshift packaging. Through this project I went a step further and designed a well rounded and completely designed project.

Documentation during development

This is one of the most important take aways for me from this course. During this course I have come to understand how a project should be documented and including source files, procedures followed and results obtained.

I can honestly say If I had better comprehension of the process, several of my reports could been much better.

Spiral development

As from the lecture of Prof. Niel I understand that based on this project it is possible for me upscale the design and try different design techniques to take this project to another level.