Deferred and future work

Purpose

• Explicitly document features and concepts that are not part of the current build

• Prevent scope creep

• Preserve design intent for later development phases

Motion and feedback upgrades

• Closed-loop servo drives on linear axes

• Dual-loop control using external feedback

• Glass scale integration for linear axes

• Replacement of stepper-based motion system

Drive electronics

• Custom servo inverter development

• Evaluation of GaN, SiC, or IGBT-based power stages

• Unified drive hardware for multiple machine projects

Additional axes

• 4th axis integration

• 5th axis integration

• Simultaneous multi-axis machining capability

Advanced compensation strategies

• Thermal compensation of machine structure

• Advanced force-based compensation

• Higher-order compliance models

• Integration of additional observers

Manufacturing and implementation

• Detailed CAD models

• Manufacturing drawings

• Assembly procedures

• Calibration procedures

• Validation and acceptance testing

Documentation expansion

• Implementation-level documentation

• Firmware and software architecture documentation

• Maintenance documentation

• Operating procedures