Timeline
Team Schedule
October 18, 2019
PDR Presentation
Our team worked on developing ideas that we had for the prompt and brainstorming how we might put them into action. We then decided on an initial design and created a Preliminary Design Review for our design. We came up with many idea such as: a bike helmet, shoes, and modified crutches.
October 20, 2019
Project Decision
After the PDR and feedback from the Professor and TA's, we decided on what out solution to our problem would be by the 20thof October.
October 27, 2019
Create Model (v. 0.5)
The next task was to create a model of our solution (v 0.5). We made the crutches out of smaller PVC pipes and tapes/ attacked them to form a rough idea of what our project would look like.
November 01, 2019
Hardware Component/CDR/Improvements (v 1.0)
In addition to having our model created, we had to create the initial version of hardware components (electrical component). We made two buttons that could move the linear actuators up and down. Other than this, we created a Critical Design Review Presentation to demonstrate (v 1.0) and future plans.
November 15, 2019
Functional Project Demo (v 2.0)
Have a project that was mostly complete and functioning by the 15th of November. As well as cleaning up the project and now changing focus from the function to the form/ Aesthetics of the project
November 22, 2019
Class Design Expo/ Final Version Complete
The final in class presentation and when we should have been done with the project. The work consisted of finishing the final version of the project, and as well as finishing the poster that will be used at Design Expo.
November 23, 2019- December 5, 2019
Testing/ Further Improvements
From the time between Fall break and a few days before the Design Expo, we worked on completing other tasks before the design expo. Such as creating videos and testing the product, as well as creating one more iteration for the project.
December 7, 2019
DESIGN EXPO
Everything was completed and ready to be presented at Expo.