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Distance learning reflection In week 7 of this semester, the Taoiseach ordered all educational institutions and schools for to close and to start implementing distance learning. I was worried at first as I did not know how well I was going to be able to work from home as I knew there was a lotContinue reading “Distance learning reflection”

Having completed the design stage and manufacturing stage we are happy with the end result. We did have to alter some of the working drawings as the dimensions were not to BS8888 standard. We also decided to alter the motor choice for our flipper arm. This was the biggest alteration we made to the robotContinue reading “Evaluation of prototype”

This week we would have been starting to manufacture the sumo bot. Due to the covid-19 outbreak we have decided to not go ahead with the manufacturing due to the lack of resources and lack or material. We will talk through the processes we would have been using and the materials we would have beenContinue reading “Manufacturing 2”

This week we conducted the analogue pin testing for both of our codes to ensure they are both operating correctly and constantly reading a range of values. We are using a line sensor and an ultrasonic sensor, so we want the Microbit to read and tell us the light values and the distance away fromContinue reading “Analog pin testing”

This week we received feedback on our portfolio to date. Overall we were happy with this feedback but did receive some areas to improve on for the final submission. Our solid works working drawings dimensions were not to Bs8888 standard in some areas. Some drawings were not dimensioned fully and some overall dimensions were situatedContinue reading “Week 5 – Feedback”