Project development

Introduction

This week I am required to complete my final project and track my progress. My project is a concept design of an automatic car parking lot. The original concept is very complex therefore i have to simplify my design as much as possible to meet the deadline

What is the deadline? How much time do I have left?

Presentations begin 14th to 18th jun, That leaves me with approximately one week to make and document my project before the presentations close the pressure is on!

What tasks have been completed What tasks remain?

So far i have made The mechanical structure of the project. I have designed the circuits to be used. all that is remaining is programming and testing and documentation of the project.

How will I complete the remaining tasks in time?

In ordr to complete the remaining tasks in time i will need to:

• Schedule and assign time to tasks remaining prioritising on the most important
• Outsource some help from other parties where possible
• Put in extra hours in the project (weekends and evenings)

What has worked? What hasn't?

So far the physical sructure works however my satshakit board seems to have an issue with timing. I uploaded a blink example code in it and the delay time seems to be more than one second. This might affect my speed of moving the motors.

What questions still need to be resolved?

At the moment i need to know how i will solve the satshakit problem because my project will have to use the clock and the timing needs to be precise.

What have you learned

I have learnt the importance of planning and good time management. You can get things done alot faster if you lan and schedule.

7th to 12th June

The mechanics

The first order of business was to redesign the stages. I took the designs designed for uline cardboard. I had to redesign for them to fit 6.5mm cardboard and eliminate the folding lines. I began with the outer box. I did this on inkscape i began with the side pieces

I then redesigned the rest of the box

I then proceeded to modify the inner box. This took alot of trial and error before getting it to fit right

When cut out the outcome was as shown

I then designed the stage and the model parking lot

The final outcome is as seen below

On assembly and adding a coat of spray paint. the outcome was as seen below

13-16th June

The electronics

I designed the board in eagle as shown below both the schematics and the board. The board is designed to be used alongside the satshakit board that will carry the program whereas the board would regulate power and carry the motors

Once the board was ready, i went on to test it and upload the code.

17th june

Accessories

The other accessories included a 3D printed car and a servo motor holder

June 18-20

Assembly and testing

At this point it was all about ensuring that all the parts work together as desired. I had to change the code several times to match the desired function. I also documented my work taking videos, editing them and updating the website

June 21

Project presentation

On this day i presented my project