Week 2

August 30th, 2016

Summarize your findings from your research and work on the project thus far.

Since I am continuing my project from last year, I have been doing a a lot of research on how to design my final prototype more efficiently through online CAD programs.

Include the top three research sources you have found with descriptions of the knowledge gained.

https://www.codecademy.com/learn

Code Academy is one of my top resources because I have been practicing and furthering my coding knowledge by learning Python.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JbXqesOUyM

This is a video tutorial on how to use AutoCAD which is one of the online design programs that I have found and been trying to learn. This will be useful because I want to use a program like this to design my Final Prototype.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJcCSEgZsAM

This is a tutorial about Backyard Brain's Human to Human Interface. This is important because I will be using this Arduino compatible technology to program my robot.

Describe the first steps you will take in tackling your project. Be specific!

I already mapped out my first steps on Asana but just to clarify, I will first fin and learn how to use an online design program so I can design my Final Prototype. Afterwards, I will draft my chassis and design it. I will be looking at everything that worked and that failed in my previous chassis designs including weight and materials.