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Phase 5

• The main focus of phase 5 was to finalize our physical design to be as robust as possible

• This required stress simulations in Solidworks to ensure the strength of mechanical parts

• Further testing of the previous prototype also allowed us to find more places to improve

Phase 4

• The prototype electrical system and ARGOS 2.1 motors were tested with the eye-tracking software

• The ARGOS 2.1 frame was used to test the 3D printed hardware for the Pan-mechanism

• The Tilt mechanism was modified to use a pushrod system instead of a pulley system

Phase 3

• Prototype electrical circuit was assembled

• The ARGOS 2.1 motors were tested with our prototype electrical circuit

• The potentiometer was connected to the Arduino to test data collection

Phase 2

• Motors were analyzed to determine if the ARGOS 2.1 motors would be viable for ARGOS 3.0

• A 24V, 250w power source was selected after performing an analysis of all electrical hardware

• screen coordinates were derived from the eye-tracking software

• A CAD model of the crane tilt was built

• model doesn't include key devices, such as electrical components as well as hardware such as the webcam, monitor, and microphones

• electrical diagrams were drawn

• ARGOS 2.1 was fully disassembled for the purpose of salvaging its hardware to decrease the cost

• the crane tilt concept was selected

• it was decided that certain aspects of other designs would be incorporated

• several areas of technical analysis were outlined

• Goals and challenges were reviewed to create an idea of where previous ARGOS projects could have been improved as well as where their design excelled.

• reviewed products and technologies currently on the market to see what features are expected and which are lacking in other company's devices

• outlined consumer applications for ARGOS, to determine a target customer

• determined preliminary needs and specifications

• outlined several design concepts, which can be found in Design-Generation