Weekly Update (Week 5)

Week Five

This week we were able to attach our 3d printed dish holder to the stepper motor. In addition, we started testing the gels to get some data on how the magnets interact in the gel. We recorded the test runs with a ruler to allow for after the fact calculations to be done like calculating acceleration as a function of distance from the external magnet.

Large Dish Holder

We also received our other 3d printed parts: the magnet and the small dish holder. They each fit the part well and will allow us to start our testing of the software. 

Magnet Holder

Smaller Dish Holder

The programming code of the 28BYJ-48 stepper motor is almost complete. We are able to control the RPM of the motor but the highest amount we can set it to is around 20 rpm. If we set it to a speed higher than 20 rpm the motor will not spin the attached dish holder.