This week, our team made significant progress in both simulation analysis and prototype preparation. One of our major milestones was completing the PCB design and placing the order. The board was designed in Altium Designer and represents the electronic system that will deploy our flaps, the board will be 4×4 inches. The board is expected to arrive next week, allowing us to begin integrating the finalized electrical hardware into our system.

On the analysis side, we completed our first round of vibrational testing using ANSYS. The results from these simulations allowed us to finalize our cost function and evaluate the performance of our initial design runs. These results will guide further iterations as we continue refining the design.

We also began coordinating with the lab machinist to plan the manufacturing process for our prototype. Initial waterjet cutting and CNC machining steps were discussed to ensure smooth fabrication once the design is finalized.

Next week, our focus will be on completing the second and third datasets for both ANSYS Fluent and vibrational analysis. We will also begin generating the CAM files needed for CNC machining of the prototype components.