Project 4 - Further Construction

After a short drive to sylvia park, we managed to buy ourselves some rather expensive styrofoam (60$). I have no idea why it was that expensive, but we ended up forking over the money for it. That day we went straight to the 3D lab in order to sculpt some components to the roller. These components were to be used in order to contain the arduino board and also the webcam away from sight as to make the device a little bit easier to look at ascetically. In order to get the right shape we sanded it down after cutting out a rough estimate. This foam would also be used for our time based visualization.

I cant help but feel we are falling behind. It seems as though we are focusing in on such minute details without actually focusing on the project as a whole. We have the ideas but it seems we don't know how to go about executing them. After experimenting with the foam in regards to our visualization I found that our original idea of threading string through it in order to lift it up in layers wasn't quite going as planned. The string was actually cutting into the foam which meant it couldn't possibly rip through it when being used with a servo, this is a risk I am not willing to take after spending 60 dollars on it already. I think that using this type of foam was a very bad idea.

I have completed all the programming successfully and it is ready to be used, its simply waiting for the device to be fabricated. Its getting frustrating waiting around for things to get done. Despite going to the 3D lab to help I cant help but feel as though I am not needed. There doesn't seem to be a need for 4 people in the 3D lab. Nevertheless I am determined to get this project completed even if the deadline is very close within our view...