How do you create tools for your school’s mechatronics program?
At the LIMS Lab at Northwestern, I programmed a graphical user interface (GUI) for an oscilloscope and made over 100 acrylic cases for a printed circuit board (PCB) both used by various Mechatronics classes.
I created a GUI with Processing and incorporated all of the features I and the department thought necessary. I arranged everything into a sleek layout and designed it so it all would fit onto the small screen of a netbook.
I designed a PCB cover that both completely protected the board and created a level surface for the board to rest on. I laser cut the cover out of acrylic and pieced it together with dove-tail connections and acrylic cement.
