Week 17 Maker Faire!

We finally made it to Maker Faire. Our prototype worked after we replaced the motor and the motor controller. The timing belt broke but we managed to have a temporary fix with electrical tape. It worked properly: it moves back and forth with a user wireless input; showed switching mechanism; it stops when an object is placed in front of the ultrasonic sensor. It was a great experience working for Spartan Superway. I had a lot of fun in this academic year.

Week 16 Final presentation

After a week of troubleshooting, we have concluded that the motor cannot operate and we are looking for a replacement for Maker Faire demonstration. We have finished our final presentation, and I have attached the slides on this blog.

Week 15 Troubleshooting the motor controller

We have been sending emails back and forth with Kelly Control. We have tried all the instructions from Kelly Control and none of them works. Since next week is the final presentation. We have to start on the slides and document what we have done on the system. Meanwhile, we will continue to fix the motor controller and we go. If the controller isn't working, we might have to look for a replacement for the motor controller.

Week 14 Testing

We have finished the wiring last week, and we have started to test the motor controller and the motor. We double checked the connection and the motor isn't spinning. The motor controller is giving out an error code. The error code cannot be found in the manual. We have emailed the manufacturer to troubleshoot this issue. Hope they can get back to us soon.

Week 13 Connection Wiring

We have found the wiring diagram from the user manual. The package didn't come with the connector, but there is an adaptor. In order to make a secure connection to the motor, we have to solder some wires to the connector. After we make the adaptor, we can start testing on the controller but sending an analog signal to the throttle input. It should get the motor spinning! Then it will be just some configurations on the Arduino!! Here is the wiring diagram from the user manual.

Week 12 Presentation 2

Today is the day for presentation 2. Since we shrinked two weeks of presentation to one week, every team needs to present today. Here are the slides for our presentation. Enjoy!!

Week 11 Delay of Presentation 2

Since everyone is working hard on manufacturing their parts, Dr. Furman pushed the Presentation 2 to 4/11 so everyone has extra time to work on the presentation. The motor and motor controller came in last weekend. We have started to look at the manual and wiring diagram to see how we connect the motor and motor controller together along with Arduino.