Week 0 - Computer Aided Design
This week was the first brainstorming of my final project - I decided on prosthetic hand manipulator. This week I learned how to do CAD and use Fusion 360 to make a design of my project.
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Prosthetic hand manipulator
A lot of soldiers in Ukraine have severe injuries including those requiring prosthetics. As a part of my impact in my country, I am working on this project to find a way of developing more affordable and functionable prosthetic hands.
Weekly Projects
Week 1a - Web Development
One of the accomplishments of this week was learning basics of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. As a result, I have a website that you are currently on.
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Week 1b - Vinyl cutting
This week gave me a chance to learn about using vinyl cutter and make some customized stickers!
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Week 1c - Laser cutting
Another accomplishment of this week is learning how to laser cut. As a result, now I have a bag and some earrings.
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Week 2 - Embedded Programming
"If it looks like theremin and works like theremin, it's probably theremin." - Anonymous
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Week 3 - 3D printing and 3D scanning
A week of playing with possible foldable structures and making a little art souvenir.
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Week 4 - Electronic design
This week was about designing a PCB - a very challenging process, but it opens new horizons (no more breadboards!). As this week's project I was designing a board in a shape of the bird.
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Week 5 - Electronics production
Time to bring the parrot design to life! This was a fun week of learning how to mill and debug PCBs, and after that - program them.
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Week 6 - Molding and Casting
This week was about diving down into hydrostone and replicable structures. The goal for the week was to make a chess set and to find out whether the game is worth the candles.
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Week 7 - Computer-Controlled Machining
For this week I designed and constructed a Flow Wall Table - inspired by work of Robert van Embricqs, it is a foldable structure that can be stored vertically or unfolded.
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Week 8 - Input Devices
This week was dedicated to learning about EMG sensors - since they might be useful to control prosthetic hand and is overall an exciting peak into the world of medical devices for me.
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Week 9 - Output Devices
This week I was working on a board that would actuate 5 servo motors at the same time - to be reused for my final project. It was a rollercoaster of frying a microcontroller, dealing with servo range, and other challenges, please view the summary of this work.
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Week 10 - Networks and Communications
Back to the parrot - having deterministic LED blinks is just fine, however, this week was about making a simple interface about controlling colors and their combinations through WiFi.
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Week 11 - Application interfaces
This week I tried to go closer to my final project - prosthetic hand. While learning about application interfaces, I was working on a simple gui to controle motion of the finger on my robotic hand.
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Week 12 - Machine Building
This week EECS team built a DIY Nerf Gun (a machine that throws nerf darts when it detects a human) and says "don't dribble in". I had a lot of fun this week, working in the team!
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Week 13 - Wildcard
This week I explored artificial muscles and applied them to my final project - prosthetic hand.
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Week 14 - Project Development
This week I was working on all the remaining aspects of the final project. Finish line is near!
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Week 15 - Project Presentation
This Week was not (only) about making. It was about presenting all the work from the semester and getting to know others' work. This is not a formal assignment, but rather a personal reflection.
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