Week of 12/9

This week I wanted to get the schematics and PCB ready. This was for multiple reasons but the main being was to get a better idea of the sizing I need to fit well inside of the cleaner. I also wanted to be able to get the step out of the way before doing any further testing as it would save me from having to do it later. As now that I am completely certain on using DC as my motor even if I end up changing the final motor I use later down the line, I will not have to make any further adjustments to the PCB. While creating my schematic I realized I needed to create a footprint for my motor driver as I could not find any existing footprint in the Autodesk libraries. Finally after finishing this I Turned to pushing my PCB to 3d and importing it into my design, now I have began the process of adjusting the dimensions to ensure the PCB fits snugly and my model and will work well.

During this same time I also 3d printed my third caster as the 3d printers were either taken or had malfunctions during my other attempts to print it, however now I have all three mounted to my prototype and they are fit perfectly and are performing there jobs correctly.