Feedback Applications and implications.
Applications and implications
Very good job! Still some clarifications need to be done in most of the questions.
Please, add a placeholder for the section "Questions to be answered" of your final project in the "Applications and Implications" assignment. Otherwise, the global evaluator might believe that you did not complete this task.
One important recommendation: a car that can be controlled remotely using mobile phone would be enough to pass Fab Academy. I would add the Machine Vision and AI as an extension, only if you have time. You can work on these parts later (perhaps in collaboration with Alvin guys). I know that you are aiming for the whole product BUT use the spiral development. You build first something that meets minimum requirements to pass Fab Academy and then if you have time you can add more functionality.
Another question that comes to my mind. Are you using machine vision or just ultrasound sensors? Machine vision would make your robot much more complex.
From Assessment guide
Have you answered the following questions?
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what will it do? -
who has done what beforehand? -
What will you design? -
what materials and components will be used? -
where will they come from? -
how much will it cost? -
what parts and systems will be made? -
what processes will be used? -
what questions need to be answered? -
how will it be evaluated?
Comments
What will it do?
- Just explain a little bit what the car will do and what kids can control.
- You need to link Alvin robot somehow. This assignment should be self-sufficient to understand your project. Could the "Alvin robot arm" text have an hyperlink to the upper box in the same page?
Who has done what beforehand?
- Could you provide more concrete ideas that inspire you? Could be Beebot one of them?
- Majority of your answer explains the functionality of your final project (what will it do) and its architecture (What parts and ssytems will be made). There is not that much of related work.
What will you design?
- I see in your picture that you are planning to build your own motor driver board. Mention that you will design also this board. It would be clarified which parts of the robot you are goign to design yourself and which ones are going to be bought.
- Clarify if you are designing also the mechanics of the robot and the wheels.
What materials and components will be used?
- Please, describe which materials are you using for instance to build the car mechanics (body).
- YOu need to add more components here. For instance, you need to think which materials are you using for your motor controlled PCB, which motors are you using (servo, dc or stepper), which ultrasound sensor are you using and so on. You should be a little bit more specific in the electronic components you are using. This will be used later to build your final build of materials.
- If you have machine vision, you would need to have a camera.
Where will they come from?
- Where are you going to get the components: which ones are you taking from fablab, which one from local shop, which ones from local supplier, which ones are you taking from old toys you have ...
How much will it cost?
- Try to list the different components and price per component.
- Try to estimate the amount of wood/acrylic you would need and the amount of PLA. In that way you can estimate the price of this material. At the end, when you write your final projet page you would need to add the exact price in the Bill of matrial.
What parts and systems will be made?
- In this section you need to explain the architecture of your system. Basically you can move the diagram in "Simple diagram about my final project: AI controlled (RC) car" section here. This presents the part of your system.
- Where in the previous diagram you have the machine vision part? I cannot see in the diagram the ultrasonic sensor either.
- Why do you need the servo in that diagram? Servos usually need external power source, cannot be powered with the 5V of the ESP32.
What processes will be used?
- You would need to add electronics design and fabrication.
- Why are you using the vynil cutter?
What questions need to be answered?
- Type some of the questions that are still open, or some of the questions that have already been clarified.
How will it be evaluated?
- Be a little bit more specific in the metrics that you are using to evaluate the success of your project. For instance, what is the minimum functinoality that it would required? Which would be the minimum cost (~10€).
- Do you have any plans on how are you planning to test with kids?
Other comments:
Few typos:
- needt -> need
- Feasibility of the project from K-12 students perspective Affordability of the costs etc. -> Feasibility of the project from K-12 students perspective**.** Affordability of the costs etc.