Housing¶

After my teammate Saeed Makhlooq created the initial housing design, I took that design and improved it by adding a back plate to the dashboard as suggested by Dr.Salman, modified the dashboard by adding an additional hole for an extra LED and changed some of the component placement. Furthermore, I added joints or brackets to be able to assembly all of the components together using nuts and bolts and I created holes in each of the housing acrylic panels to be able to fit the bolts in them.

Creating the Housing¶

Dashboard¶

The dashboard was redesigned to accommodate the extra LED and the object distances between each other were changed. Also, holes were created in to so that it can be connected to the backplate and the housing.

Iteration 1¶

Iteration 2¶

Dashboard by GalaxieGearhead on Sketchfab

Backplate¶

The main purpose of the backplate is so that the electronics get mounted on it so that the dashboard looks “cleaner”.

Backplate by GalaxieGearhead on Sketchfab

The only thing that was changed to the remaining pieces of the housing is that holes were added to them (a large hole was created to the back piece so that the microcontroller wire and microphone jack can be placed out of the housing).

Laser Cutting¶

Designing the Brackets¶

The brackets were created so that we can assembling all the parts of the housing together and to provide supports and rigidity to the assembly.

Bracket 1¶

The L-shaped brackets were placed in each corner of the housing assembly.

L-bracket by GalaxieGearhead on Sketchfab

Bracket 2¶

This bracket was created so that we can place the dashboard assembly at an angle.

Bracket 2 by GalaxieGearhead on Sketchfab

Creating the brackets¶

Initially, the brackets were created out of MDF wood using the CNC machine. However, some of the brackets got damaged during the cutting processes due to their small size. Also, the material was determined to be too weak. Thus, the bracket were created from acrylic using the laser cutting machine.

After the laser cutting was done, extra holes were created in the acrylic using a hand drilling machine.

Designing the Door¶

A door was designed so that after the pills get dispensed, they land directly in the door. Then, the patient can open the door easily and take the pills from it. Furthermore, a mounting area was created for the accelerometer however, it was used for the tilt sensor instead.

Door by GalaxieGearhead on Sketchfab