Milestones+-+Winter+'10

toc =Milestone 1: Jan 15th=
 * Building the Power Supply for controlling the Arduino, servos and sensors
 * Building a voltage regulator circuit for servos and sensors.
 * Finalized design of the structure of the arm.

=Milestone 2: Jan 22nd= - Testing the servos with a constant signal from the Arduino - Testing the servos to record the position feedback. - Controlling a servo using the position feedback from a different servo. - Controlling a servo using the position feedback from a potentiometer.
 * Initialize testing the servos
 * Research on wireless communication between the arms.

=Milestone 3: Jan 29th=
 * Algorithm for controlling at least 4 servos using potentiometers in real-time with high precision.
 * Building the output arm with the servos.
 * Finalize on components for wireless communication and initialize testing.

=Milestone 4: Feb 5th= =Milestone 5: Feb 12th=
 * Build the second arm using potentiometers and the dc motor.
 * Algorithm for total control of the output arm using the input arm without any haptic feedback.
 * Wireless control of at least 1 servo using the potentiometer from the input arm.
 * Initialize testing the force sensors at the gripper
 * Algorithm for haptic feedback at the gripper.
 * Wireless control of at least 4 servos using the potentiometer reading from the input arm.

=Milestone 6: Feb 19th=
 * Initialize testing the force sensors for weight haptics.
 * Algorithm for haptic feedback at the elbow.
 * Wireless control for the complete motion of the arm without any haptic feedback.

=Milestone 7: Feb 26th=
 * Test both the arms for real-time motion tracking and haptic feedback.
 * Initialize testing the collision sensors.
 * Wireless control of the force sensors at the gripper.

=Milestone 8: March 5th=
 * Algorithm for haptic feedback from the collision sensors.
 * Wireless control of the force sensors for elbow haptics.

=Milestone 9: March 12th=
 * Final testing of the arm for motion tracking and haptic feedback at the gripper, elbow and collision detection.
 * Optimizing the algorithm for smooth movement of the output arm with accurate haptic feedback.
 * Wireless control of the collision sensors for collision detection.

=Milestone 10: March 19th=
 * Optimizing the algorithm for wireless control of the entire arm for smooth motion of the servos.
 * Test both the arms again to meet all the required objectives.

=Milestone 11: April 5th=
 * Final report of the project.