Swiss Army Spider 20 ECE342-W21

The Swiss Army Spider is designed to move a payload over a 3D plane the size of a piece of letter paper. The payload is attached to three strings which are individually retracted and fed via stepper motors. Stepper motors allow for precise movement control (to three hundredths of an inch per line) while supporting a large range of speed controls with a maximum speed of 30 inches/second per line. Through the Python-implemented GUI, the system can intake a single G-code command line, a text file containing G-code commands, or user inputs from a joystick to control the payload across the 3D plane. The biggest challenge for this project was having to work remotely due to COVID. This limited our ability to work collaboratively in person, as well as use some of the tools and other resources available if the project were held in person. However, because of this challenge we learned new methods to effectively work collaboratively in a remote setting.

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Developer Guide Developer Guide Swiss Army Spider 20 ECE342-W21   Download
Executive Project Summary Executive Project Summary Swiss Army Spider 20 ECE342-W21   Download
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