Overall the project was a success as we had a working micro-mouse but there was clear lesson learned in project and time management. A shell aesthetics were not marked, therefore a simple dome with a open top would of been sufficient for isolating the the IR sensors from wide directions Read more…
During our last couple weeks our plan was to complete the final assembly of our mouse with the shell fitted to the chassis and moving on to finalising code and testing. After Luke completed the assembly, testing revealed issues with the IR sensors. Further diagnosis revealed 3 of the 5 Read more…
During the month of March I finished testing the menu features and worked on fitting a OLED display to the micromouse temporarily. I added a software calibration of the white line sensors as it’s own menu item as an extra feature. After fitting a display I recoded the buttons to Read more…
As an engineering student, I recognize the significant role that engineers play in shaping the world around us, from designing infrastructure to developing cutting-edge technologies. With this immense responsibility comes the need for a strong ethical foundation. The UK Engineering Council’s Statement of Ethical Principles serves as a guiding framework Read more…
Hello there, my name is Rhys and I’m currently in my second year of studying Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Swansea University. For the first 8 weeks i will be team leader while my main task will revolve around coding, design work and troubleshooting. For many years I have been Read more…
In the month of November I worked closely with Luke on our initial PCB design. We compared designed and iterated on our own PCBs. For the final decision it was decided to use my design as our submission. Following on from the initial design I added passive side and rear Read more…
During this month we completed some team building exercises, then wrote our preferred roles and abilities down so we could be sorted into teams to start our micro-mouse project. For the first week together as a team we discussed are abilities and what our strengths are to the distribute roles, Read more…