This was the initial outline for our watch. This was right after we interviewed multiple assistive technology professionals, and learned about their needs to help improve assistive technology for students and adults with disabilities.

These are the parts that we decided to order for our project. The rotary encoder and the Qt Py are the two parts that we purchased from Adafruit. The watch strap was purchased by our teacher. We decided on using that rotary encoder so that we could manipulate the color of the LED by the position of the encoder.

Here we finished the CAD for the clear dial that would cover the encoder, while also allowing the light from the LED to shine through it.

We got a wristband for our watch which will secure the mood watch onto the user's wrist.

Here is the CAD for the base plate of our watch. This will serve as a base in which all the internals will be encapsulated.

Week 1 summary:

In the first week of this project, we met with some professionals from the assistive technology department and talked to them about some challenges that people they interact with face. After compiling many ideas and challenges thrown out from different interviews. We agreed on making a watch, which would change colors gradually based on the position of the dial, or how many times the dial is spun. After that, we made a project proposal about our idea and got it confirmed by our teacher. We then made a list of materials we needed and started ordering those after talking to our teacher. While we waited for the materials to get here a member of our team took the measurements for the internals that were on the Adafruit website from where we purchased the parts, of the watch and designed a CAD for dial that would help the user to change the position of the encoder while also allowing the changes of light to shine through it.  Another CAD that was made was for the baseplate which was made to encapsulate the internals of the watch. Then the watch strap arrived.