Final Year Studio - Development - Review #4

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Another good review and I felt that I am getting to narrow down my project very well. All the theory, research and development seems to be coming together. My only problem is that it is looking like I will not finish my analogue screen on time due to the problems I have had previously with the servo motors. Regardless of this I have constructed the actual housing for the screen and it was a useful tool when explaining my idea, as well as in the conclusion of my Special Study which compliments all the trials and tribulations of developing a analogue mechanical public display screen.

The aim now is to finish the main digital bit of the project, and analogue screen if I get time, as well as experimenting with different digital visual aesthetics, just to understand the alternatives of offer.

Final Year Studio - Development - Initial Stepper Motor Test

After a while struggling with servo motors it has been decided to swap and change my design so that I can use stepper motors instead. Initial tests have proven very encouraging and show that the stepper motors are both smooth and reliable due to lack of physically moving parts inside. Due to the fact that the main area of development for my project is on the digital monitor, it is now looking as though I will not be able to finish the analogue style public display screen in time for the end of the year. This will not stop me trying in my spare time and constructing the housing for the screen, because all the trials and tribulations of development make up the body of my Special Study. So it will be useful to have the screen constructed and a stepper motor working for my conclusion where I can talk about possible implementation.