Construction

Mechanical:

All manufactured components for the prototype were machined on premises at the FAMU - FSU COE, excluding some prefabricated parts.  The parts machined were done so using typical machining equipment such as a mill and lathe.  Thumbnails of each part and assembly can be seen below. Click on any thumbnail to enlarge. Hover over the thumbnails for a brief description. 

    

Parts

Motor Mount  Worm Gear Shaft  Top Knurled Roller Shaft  Bottom Knurled Roller Shaft  Refill Case  Refill Case Stopper  Front Plate

Bottom Plate  Worm with Set Screw  Entrainment (with Infrared Sensor in Side)  Motor  Side Plates (Shaft adjusters shown above)

    

Assembly (follow the arrows for direction)

 Top View of Bottom Plate with Side Plates  Motor Mount Assembled onto Bottom Plate  Side, Front, Back, and Bottom Plates  

 Motor on Motor Mount  Motor/Motor Mount on Bottom Plate  Side Plate Added  Back Plate Added  All Shafts Added  Entrainment Added

 Another Side View of Prototype  Refill and Stopper Added  Pill Strip along side Assembly

 

Electrical:

The electrical components were all purchased through various vendors and assembled to together according to a circuit schematic produced by team member Steven Sowell.  The actual protoboard is seen below. Click on thumbnails below to enlarge. 

 

Top View of Protoboard  Top View of Protoboard

 

Software:

Software development was an excruciating process throughout this design process.

 

On To Interfacing

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