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From: Jingyan Ling <jingyanling2018@u.northwestern.edu>
Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2019 14:25:13 -0700
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+# Auto Electrical Design for RoCo
+
+#### Daniel Ferguson, Jingyan Ling
+#### Summer, 2019
+
+## Big Picture
+- This research is going to address the electrical design problem for RoCo.
+  
+- The goal is to build a software interface that can do electrical design on the piece of material with desired shape and export appropriate files for manufacturing.
+  
+- The problem can generally be solved by applying electrical design toolbox and modifying based on desired material shape.
+
+- Applying existed electrical design toolbox allows the interface have capability to do routing and PCB design quickly. More algorithm requirements are expected along the project proceed.
+
+## Scope of Work
+`subproblems`
+- The problem can be considered as majority of software work and some mechanical/ manufacturing test.
+  
+`software`
+- The solution can be approached through:
+  - *A software structure that convert specifications to list of electrical elements*
+  
+  - A software structure that takes a list of electrical elements and 'PCB' shape as inputs while generate electrical design as output
+  
+  - A software that convert finished design to multiple files for manufacturing
+   
+`hardware`
+- Research needed to be done and tested in following topics:
+  
+  - Approaches to do connection between electrical elements and metal sheet without soldering
+
+## Background, Assumptions & Reference
+
+- The desired shape and dimensions of 'PCB' is given from RoCo
+  
+- The assumption that the list of electrical elements are given will be considered as a true statement before completion of all other parts of the project
+  
+## Goals, deliverables, tasks
+
+#### Week1
+`Goals`
+- Do background research on exsiting technology of following topics:
+  - Foldable mechanical systems
+  - Electrical design toolbox (compatibility & open source)
+- Becoming familiar with lab equipment
+
+`Deliverables`
+- Sample metal sheet and paper cut
+- List of open source library
+- List of existing approaches to test in following weeks
+
+`Tasks`
+- Export simple design to cutter 
+- Experiment with fastening methods
+- Research on existing electrical design toolbox
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