Week 6 meeting: 5/7/15

During the meeting, the parts needed for the game platform, flippers and starting ramp were settled on. The parts that are needed are plywood, plastic sheets, screws, PVC pipes, 2x4 wood and a white marker. The display for the pinball machine was coded for, though more coding will be needed in order to properly display the player's score. The blueprint paper that will be used for the pinball machine's design were obtained and so has multiple breadboards and Leds. Coding for the touch sensors that will be used on the three targets was created. For the starting ramp, PVC pipe was chosen to be used  to be used since its easy to work with and modify when creating the curve at the end of the ramp. The plastic sheets will be used to cover the top of the pinball machine. This will make sure the pinball doesn't leave the playing field if it's hit too hard and makes sure nothing gets inside the machine from the top. The spring that will be used on the ball launcher was tested. A new spring was considered due to the fact that the tension or spring constant was too high making stretching the spring difficult. Multiple design ideas for the sensors and flippers were created.