Mike and I went to the lab yesterday with two goals: get our rudders laser-cut and determine how we could power the fans from our Arduino.
The first task went fairly smoothly. We had originally wanted nice aerodynamic 3D-printed rudders for the hovercraft, but in the interest of time we went with a laser-cut version instead. We might need to get some thin wooden or metal dowels to help mount the chunkier acrylic rudders on the final craft. For the time being, it's comforting to know that our hovercraft will have a means to steer itself as it drifts majestically through the presentation hall.
Unfortunately, our second goal eluded us for the time being. We installed the appropriate libraries for the motor shield and connected the fan, but the code would not execute properly. More troubleshooting was needed to find a solution.
--Eric
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