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8/23
First class meeting 4:00p - 5:50p 1002 ECEB
Initial Post due 11:59p
8/30
Second class meeting 4:00p - 5:50p 1002 ECEB
Laboratory safety training due 11:59p
Early Project Approval due 4:45p
CAD assignment due 11:59p
9/6
Third class meeting 4:00p - 5:50p 1002 ECEB
Project approval due 4:45p
9/13
Fourth class meeting 4:00p - 5:50p 3002 ECEB
Proposals due 11:59p
Initial Conversation With Machine Shop (Optional) due 4:00p ECEB 1047
Simulation Assignment (ONL) due 4:45p
Soldering assignment due 4:45p
9/20
Design Document Check Sign-up opens
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9/27
Design Document Check
Fliflet: ECEB 2072
Design Document Check
Schuh: ECEB 2072
Design Document Check
He: ECEB 2074
PCB Board Reviews due 4:00p - 6:00p
Design Document Check
Fliflet: ECEB 2072
Design Document Check
Schuh: ECEB 2072
Design Document Check
He: ECEB 2074
Design Document due 11:59p
10/4
Design Review
Schuh:
Design Review
Fliflet: ECEB 2070
Design Review
He: ECEB 2074
Design Review
Schuh:
Design Review
Fliflet: ECEB 2070
Design Review
He: ECEB 2074
Design Review
Schuh:
Design Review
Fliflet: ECEB 2070
Design Review
He: ECEB 2074
First Round PCBway Orders (MUST PASS AUDIT BY TODAY) due 4:45p
Last day for revisions to the machine shop due 1048 ECEB
10/11
Teamwork Evaluation I due 11:59p
10/18
10/25
Second Round PCBway Orders (MUST PASS AUDIT BY TODAY) due 4:45p
11/1
Individual progress reports due 11:59p
11/8
11/15
Mock demo During weekly TA mtg
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Mock demo During weekly TA mtg
Mock demo During weekly TA mtg
11/22
Fall Break
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11/29
Demonstration
Fliflet: ECEB 2072
Demonstration
Fliflet: ECEB 2072
Demonstration
Fliflet: ECEB 2072
Mock Presentation
Fliflet: ECEB 2070
Mock Presentation
Fliflet: ECEB 2070
12/6
Presentation
Fliflet: ECEB 2070
Presentation
Fliflet: ECEB 2070
Final papers due 11:59p
Lab checkout 3:00p - 4:30p With TA
Award Ceremony 5:00p - 6:00p Zoom
Lab Notebook Due due 11:59p
Teamwork Evaluation II due 11:59p

Prosthetic Control Board

Caleb Albers, Daniel Lee

Prosthetic Control Board

Featured Project

Psyonic is a local start-up that has been working on a prosthetic arm with an impressive set of features as well as being affordable. The current iteration of the main hand board is functional, but has limitations in computational power as well as scalability. In lieu of this, Psyonic wishes to switch to a production-ready chip that is an improvement on the current micro controller by utilizing a more modern architecture. During this change a few new features would be added that would improve safety, allow for easier debugging, and fix some issues present in the current implementation. The board is also slated to communicate with several other boards found in the hand. Additionally we are looking at the possibility of improving the longevity of the product with methods such as conformal coating and potting.

Core Functionality:

Replace microcontroller, change connectors, and code software to send control signals to the motor drivers

Tier 1 functions:

Add additional communication interfaces (I2C), and add temperature sensor.

Tier 2 functions:

Setup framework for communication between other boards, and improve board longevity.

Overview of proposed changes by affected area:

Microcontroller/Architecture Change:

Teensy -> Production-ready chip (most likely ARM based, i.e. STM32 family of processors)

Board:

support new microcontroller, adding additional communication interfaces (I2C), change to more robust connector. (will need to design pcb for both main control as well as finger sensors)

Sensor:

Addition of a temperature sensor to provide temperature feedback to the microcontroller.

Software:

change from Arduino IDE to new toolchain. (ARM has various base libraries such as mbed and can be configured for use with eclipse to act as IDE) Lay out framework to allow communication from other boards found in other parts of the arm.