Final Reflection

Throughout this studio I have continually redefined my objectives with each milestone and sprint in our agile approach to development. This can be seen by the clear evolution of my programming, theoretical and physical modeling and expected outcomes from the aforementioned goals.

As I learnt of new technologies and protocols that could be implemented my learning goals adapted. Subscribing and publishing to MQTT topics, writing functions to filter MQTT data in Node RED and implementing and interaction with multiple databases were all unique evolutionary learning I experienced in my studio journey.

Creating bar and QR codes for product listing / lookup was also another new thing I learnt in my studio. I had not completed (although thwarted by my prototype mechanics) a miniaturised soldered circuit for my technical package.

Executing good mechanical design of 3D modeled prototypes was a new experience along with the convenience that 3D printing has evolved to from 10 years ago when I first was introduced to the art. I had previously only experienced the resolution that my sketch model offered when 3D printing and was surprised by the outcome of my prototype model.

Being introduced to a wheatstone bridge circuit design presented its own challenges when redesigning for 3 strain gauges.

This studio has taken me on a journey from which I have learnt a lot. I did have an understanding of many concepts on a fundamental level but had been introduced to a whole lot more as mentioned above. I now want to further pursue my concept into a fully functioning prototype as I believe there is a need for a device such as mine in the market place following trends of automation.