Robotics Log 19 Meeting 23 11-6-17(Toby Minick 4:00 to )
Roll Call
Aidan
Alex
Joel
Toby
Robin
Tasks for Today:
Today we have to fix all of the issues that the robot has, i.e. tighten all the screws, fix the wobble of the arm, and figure out the issue with the "helix screw" that is actually just a gear. We also need to fix some programming issues, basically we need to make an autonomous mode.
The issues with the elbow are twofold. One is that the gear is very loose, allowing for the arm to wobble side to side, and the lower helix gear is actually just a normal gear, which is what gave the arm its bounce when turning on the horizontal plane. Mr Smith proposed the idea of drilling a hole through the axel, and setting in a screw to hold it in place. That isn't going to work, so we placed washer as a spacer, and the overall wobble of the arm was fixed.
After much hardship, much elbow grease and work, we have created something great, something legendary. Today, we test the robot, without human aide, or interference, we will put our work to the test. And I, Toby Minick, will narrate a play by play of the whole thing.
Joel steps back from the robot. Aidan tests the claw, after a moment, it begins to close. Now we're moving back to the elbow, and it's not moving. Joel is moving in, and we're finding...loose screws it appears. Joel is trying to tighten the screws, but it sounds like the hex wrenches are stripped. However it looks like the elbow is working, and Alex just walked in, and the elbow is working! And now the shoulder, looks like the shoulder is loose as well. Joel is tightening the shoulder.
And this goes on for sometime. All in all the test was successful.
This meeting we had a lot of maintenance, lots of loose screws and a lot of trouble shooting. While we didn't make a lot of actual progress, we fixed up the robot, fixing problems and doing general maintenance. We also began to work on an autonomous mode. Which will drive, turn, and hopefully place a glyph in one of the glyph placing place. Potential points: 30.
Goals for Next Meeting
Roll Call
Aidan
Alex
Joel
Toby
Robin
Tasks for Today:
Today we have to fix all of the issues that the robot has, i.e. tighten all the screws, fix the wobble of the arm, and figure out the issue with the "helix screw" that is actually just a gear. We also need to fix some programming issues, basically we need to make an autonomous mode.
The issues with the elbow are twofold. One is that the gear is very loose, allowing for the arm to wobble side to side, and the lower helix gear is actually just a normal gear, which is what gave the arm its bounce when turning on the horizontal plane. Mr Smith proposed the idea of drilling a hole through the axel, and setting in a screw to hold it in place. That isn't going to work, so we placed washer as a spacer, and the overall wobble of the arm was fixed.
After much hardship, much elbow grease and work, we have created something great, something legendary. Today, we test the robot, without human aide, or interference, we will put our work to the test. And I, Toby Minick, will narrate a play by play of the whole thing.
Joel steps back from the robot. Aidan tests the claw, after a moment, it begins to close. Now we're moving back to the elbow, and it's not moving. Joel is moving in, and we're finding...loose screws it appears. Joel is trying to tighten the screws, but it sounds like the hex wrenches are stripped. However it looks like the elbow is working, and Alex just walked in, and the elbow is working! And now the shoulder, looks like the shoulder is loose as well. Joel is tightening the shoulder.
And this goes on for sometime. All in all the test was successful.
This meeting we had a lot of maintenance, lots of loose screws and a lot of trouble shooting. While we didn't make a lot of actual progress, we fixed up the robot, fixing problems and doing general maintenance. We also began to work on an autonomous mode. Which will drive, turn, and hopefully place a glyph in one of the glyph placing place. Potential points: 30.
Goals for Next Meeting
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