User:Josh Dunbar/Individual Weekly Update 2

Problem Statement
This group will be using an arduino with an accelerometer to calculate the height of some ones jump when the product is attached to a shoe somehow, we will be using the Design documentation for this project.

Project Plan
Get the accelerometer working and convert it to a smaller product/ arduino and find a practical way to supply power as well as attach it to the footwear.

Week 1 Narrative
I looked at the progress made by the previous group and was able to re-create the arduino setup they had using pictures and descriptions. I then copied coding that they posted on their CDIO document to arduino to see if we could get it to calculate the 'jump'. It did not work properly so we used accelerometer coding in general from the internet to make sure it was not a hard ware issue. I could see that the arduino was working with the free online codes because I looked at the serial monitor and saw the changes as the accelerometer was tilted and swung. I was able to move the arduino a certain way and look at the serial monitor to see what the changes made the data do and was able to figure out the orientation of the arduino.

Week 2 Narrative
''Describe in detail what you did for your team during the week (and weekend). Link to any CDIO documents you are working on. Compare your task (from CDIO discuss page) with what you actually did.''

Week 3 Narrative
This week after testing different sensitivity levels I have been able to get more accurate results. However because the arduino uno is to large I researched the arduino nano which is much smaller and has the necessary pins to allow the accelerometer to function ( A0, GND, 3.3V). Because the nano comes without the pins soldered on I can solder wires directly from the nano to the accelerometer without the use of a bread board. The basic creations of a case for the nano has been started because we would not want the board to be directly tied to the shoe.

Week 4 Narrative
''Describe in detail what you did for your team during the week (and weekend). Link to any CDIO documents you are working on. Compare your task (from CDIO discuss page) with what you actually did.''