In November, the team made progress on several tasks. I worked with Tristan to develop an infrared sensor on a breadboard. We constructed the breadboard sensor, connected an oscilloscope to take readings at different points, and documented the results to later add to the website. Other teammates focused on building the website and learning the PCB design software Proteus. Once they understood Proteus, they started designing the PCB circuit board. I contributed to the website by helping with the initial assessment. The website design has been straightforward thanks to dividing up the work into different sections. Zou worked on gaining fluency with Proteus to refine the PCB design.
I also collected components like resistors, capacitors, chips and LED sensors to build a IR breadboard circuit. The parts were organized into labeled bags according to the circuit schematic. Tristan and I then constructed this circuit on the breadboard, following the schematic carefully. We plugged in all components and used an oscilloscope to test the connections and ensure correct wiring. Then we uploaded screenshots of the oscilloscope readings on the website under the public documents section.
In addition, we worked on integrating touch bar sensors on the micromouse to avoid obstacles. After mounting the touch bars, we adjusted the code to run validation tests, allowing the micromouse to sense when it has successfully reached target locations.
