Robotics log nine, meeting fourteen(10/12/2017)(Toby Minick)
Rolecall:
Toby
Adien
Joel
Alex
Ramiro
Mr Smith
Robin
Tasks for today(By level of improtance)
Finish programing troubleshooting and test servos
Reinforce frame
Build arm, and begin to prepair for the claw
Build a plan for funding and create an outreach program
Donate lego parts to needy FLL teams in the local area
Today we began to run into issues, motors are not strong enough to hold up the arm, drawbridge, pulley, two large arms that hold up a spool, and anouther motor that can move the string, rope cable, but maybe to high.
The cable can be connected to anypoint on the arm, so the two towers can be any hight, and the arm can be down when the robot starts. Testing motor power now, seeing if we can lock the motor in place.
Motor cannot lock into place, so the arm is going to be super hard to control, also we need to figure out how the arm is going to be situated at the begining of the match, due to the fact that the arm needs to be fairly high up in order to grab onto the cube from above. Toby is fairly frustrated about the fact that the drawbridge is going to be real hard to actualy put together and use.
Important:
At half power for 500miliseconds is a 360 rotation of an unladen motor.
Finaly attached four wheels and two motors to the robot, begining to start driving test! Our robot has power! Are base can now move, but the next big hurdle is ahead, the arm.
Robin also brought in a whole bunch of new hex wrenches, so we have about a billion tools now.
Solid meeting, Sahil, Jennesa, and Alex worked on the frame, Adien and Romiro worked on the programing, working out all the kinks and testing motors/servos. And Toby worked on the arm, pointing out problems and overseeing the team. And by the end of the meeting we went from having a rectangle of metal, to having a working moving robt, and ideas for arms and programs. A huge leap forward and a big step up from last year.
Next meeting
Rolecall:
Toby
Adien
Joel
Alex
Ramiro
Mr Smith
Robin
Tasks for today(By level of improtance)
Finish programing troubleshooting and test servos
Reinforce frame
Build arm, and begin to prepair for the claw
Build a plan for funding and create an outreach program
- Look for company funding
- Bake sale
- Macs Cache
Donate lego parts to needy FLL teams in the local area
Today we began to run into issues, motors are not strong enough to hold up the arm, drawbridge, pulley, two large arms that hold up a spool, and anouther motor that can move the string, rope cable, but maybe to high.
The cable can be connected to anypoint on the arm, so the two towers can be any hight, and the arm can be down when the robot starts. Testing motor power now, seeing if we can lock the motor in place.
Motor cannot lock into place, so the arm is going to be super hard to control, also we need to figure out how the arm is going to be situated at the begining of the match, due to the fact that the arm needs to be fairly high up in order to grab onto the cube from above. Toby is fairly frustrated about the fact that the drawbridge is going to be real hard to actualy put together and use.
Important:
At half power for 500miliseconds is a 360 rotation of an unladen motor.
Finaly attached four wheels and two motors to the robot, begining to start driving test! Our robot has power! Are base can now move, but the next big hurdle is ahead, the arm.
Robin also brought in a whole bunch of new hex wrenches, so we have about a billion tools now.
Solid meeting, Sahil, Jennesa, and Alex worked on the frame, Adien and Romiro worked on the programing, working out all the kinks and testing motors/servos. And Toby worked on the arm, pointing out problems and overseeing the team. And by the end of the meeting we went from having a rectangle of metal, to having a working moving robt, and ideas for arms and programs. A huge leap forward and a big step up from last year.
Next meeting
- Begin to attach key robotic parts(Battery and Controler)
- Build and reifine the arm
- Start work on programing
- Driver choosing and training
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