Week 6 - What's Next

Now that we've finished Gate Review 2, it's time to start the physical design of our product! We know that it needs a retractable cord, torsion spring, transmission, electric motor and a super capacitor, but we have yet to figure out how to fit it all together. Next week we will begin to model each system and begin to select the components needed for our prototype. We will have to begin our engineering drawings and will need to meet with Dr. Luntz for advice about electronics and how to minimize losses. We should try to build a first version of our prototype as soon as possible so that we can refine it and fix and bugs. It would be great if we could build a second prototype after the first to ensure higher quality.