02.09.2024 – 08.09.2024
“Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools”
-Napoleon Bonaparte
Group Summary
Dearly beloved,
This week has mainly consisted of frustration due to dronesonen.usn.no not being as cooperative as we would have liked. It does not let us publish our posts due to an “invalid JSON response”, which simply turned out to be that certain symbols in the headline would crash the document. In terms of the project related tasks, we have mostly been working for ourselves on the tasks issued to us individually. We have divided the semester into smaller sprints, with an overview of each task for every sprint being created in Trello.
Individual Summaries
Eirik (Data):
Created and wrote the third blogpost.
Formulated a problem statement to identify what we are trying to achieve with our project.
To give users an “experience” with how our system will be to interact with, I wrote a short and emotional story on the system, which you can read under together with the problem formulation:
Story
Tobias has always loved a good challenge, but ordinary video games did not give him the excitement he wanted anymore. That would all change one day while he was scrolling on his phone and got an advertisement for a company called Moving Targets, an interactive game that will combine precision shooting and physical activity.
With Moving Targets, you are not standing in front of a screen, you are a part of the action. Targets will dynamically move around, and you will need speed, focus and accuracy to secure a hit. Every shot requires a high level of concentration, and the targets can increase in movement speed for every round, creating an increasingly more challenging experience. You can keep it easy by utilizing a single game-rig or create a more interactive and physically demanding game by setting up several rigs around the house.
Tobias quickly discovered that this was not on the same level as an ordinary video game. While chasing the targets he could feel his pulse increase and sweat run down his face. Over time he also began noticing an increase in his responsiveness and that his coordination got sharper.
Moving Targets transformed his life from sitting still in a chair in front of the screen all day to staying active and having his friends over to challenge his score. Do you want to test your skills? Join the world of Moving Targets and experience real, entertaining and interactive shooting.
Problem Formulation
Can interactive games improve one’s ability to concentrate in their daily life?
Robin (Data):
This week I have updated the ABC-requirements and fitted them into a cleaner system and started to ID-mark each individual requirement.
I have also started to create requirements testing plan that we will start using as we soon start to produce some materials and start coding modules. At a later point I want to Create ID’s for each separate testplan så I can implement them into the ABC-requirements to increase to integrate it more into a whole system.
Fredrik (Data):
Vetle (Electrical):
I have been looking at different motors we can use, and we are considering using a NEMA17 or NEMA23 stepper motor to move the target around. For a CoreXY setup the size of the motor is not a problem, if we went with a setup where we had a motor on the X axis, we would have to consider a smaller motor like a Nema17 pancake motor to minimize the mass it has to move. To power the motors, we need a power supply and stepper motor drivers. To control it we will probably use a Raspberry Pi 4 Model B since we need a display out as well as GPIO pins.
Kadir (Mechanical):
I sketched a solid base and combined it with the wheels Hans discussed, transitioning from a wired drive system to a belt-driven one. We introduced new balancing wheels and innovative drive wheels. Additionally, we reconfigured the motor mounting bracket for better stability.
By the end of the week, me and Hans, we are trying to complete the drawing with final touches, and we ensuring that every detail is in place ,we also thinking about further developing the project by incorporating new ideas that align with the overall design.
Hans (Mechanical):
Due to the decision to go for from wire drive to belt drive, we drew new flywheels and drive wheels. Also reconfigured the engine fastening cradle.
Looked into different ways of treading the belt drive to be able to drive all the functions using 2 motors.
Have this week also started to make our material list, with a table to keep track of our orders and progress.
Made list of the ABC req for Machine department.
