Blog Post – Integration Interface Written by: Carolina Barrera As mentioned multiple times in our documents, we scheduled integration for the arm for November 19th. No physical integration happened on this day. We didn’t assemble the two systems together, however we made some advancements in the process of integrating the components together. An idea […]
Table of Contents Basics: Only 45° angles ICs on the 50 mil grid At least 10 mil for signals At least 16 mil for power Add power planes (GND/GND or VDD/GND) Steps in laying out a PCB: Written by: Fabian Suske Approved by: Carolina Barrera 0. Checking the Schematics for Errors You should get a […]
Written by: Luis Martinez Approved by: Carolina Barrera The purpose of the Integrated Control Document (ICD) between the Prosthetic Arm and Prosthetic Hand systems, as an integrated Upper-Limb Prosthetic System, is to capture essential categories of interaction between both systems upon their unification. This document details explicit responsibilities and agreements between each of the respective […]
After testing the EMG sensor and a joint meeting with the Hand group, the responsibilities of each E&C division had been set in stone. The decisions of this meeting had been protocolled in meeting minutes as well as on a drawing with each member signed. In the following weeks the Level 1 and Level 2 […]
Written by: Forrest Pino Approved by: Carolina Barrera The bicep – also known as the bicep branchii, is a muscle that lies in the upper arm between the shoulder and the elbow. It’s is a structural part that offers sturdiness and strength to the overall upper-arm system. The overall arm works as a lever where […]
The team is using SVN -a Windows shell extension, to keep track and share all the designs, code, presentations and documentation of the project. Although the team is still getting familiar to the way the shell documents files, it seems to work fine. It has almost the same functionality as Google Drive or Dropbox with […]
WORKDOWN BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE The following Work-down Structure is the second iteration we got after we organize the potential schedule for the semester. PROJECT SCHEDULE The project schedule was done to give a basic idea to the group on the timing framework, and to work as a reference to know if the tasks are being done […]
By: Carolina Barrera (Mission Objective, Creativity, WBS, Budget) Luis Martinez ( Requirements, WBS, PBS) Fabian Suske (Electronic and Control System) Forrest Pino (Mechanical Design) Hector Martinez(Mechanical Design). Table of Contents MISSION OBJECTIVE (by Carolina Barrera, Project Manager) Amputees are part of the aftermath in any warfare. When soldiers return from their mission with disabilities or […]