8.09.15

Thesis

The past couple of days have been pretty much dedicated to finishing off what I can of the results chapter of my thesis. I just need to write a few bits more about the data pulled from the IBDM data base and then write a short paragraph the close the chapter and introduce the next. 

Model

I have decided to add a chin guard to the robot using thermoplastic, I wasnt sure about this at first but the more I looked at the robot the more I could see that he needed something to cover up the lower lip mechanism and this seemed a good way of doing it. One of the ways I keep looking at this model is by putting it on top of the toilet whilst I am in the bath, for some reason I seem to be able to think more clearly this way. Maybe its because its the only room in the cottage with a lock on it........

Feelings

I feel happy with the progress made over the past few days, I think the head looks pretty much complete now and i am going to start looking at making a body for the robot. I watched Short Circuit the other night as really loved the film all over again. I watched it so much as a child but its been years since the last time I saw it.

Evaluation

I think as far as the thesis is concerned i am pretty much on track with it all if not slightly ahead of my original time scale. The robot on the other hand still has lots more work to be done on it. This kinda leaves me with two choices 1. finish the thesis and devote the rest of my time to the robot 2. continue on as I am dedicating time equally between the two parts of the project. For now I think option 2 is looking like the most applicable. 

Analysis

The current state of the project makes sense although the theory is advancing over the practical work. I can see the good points of this as my model is built on the theory so anything new that comes up at this stage can still be built into the model or adapted ..whatever. But I am becoming very away of time and 3 months is not a lot in the grand scheme of things. 

Conclusion

In conclusion this has been a very fruitful few days in terms of writing and theory work but It feels like I have little to show for it in this blog entry other than a robotic chin. That said I do like the look of the robot now it sort of reminds me of something out of ghost in the shell, after the skin has been ripped off. 

Action Plan

Get video of new control system, watch the second short circuit film and get my results chapter finished.