Talked to Mike about preventative measure with regards to the electronics on the robot.
Worked on the nonadrive code
Copied over the commands and controls folders from the old robot
Stripped 6-awg wire with an X-acto knife
Adjectives to describe this project: mildly dangerous, unnecessary, for the team
Isaac brought the raspberry pi in to the shop
Descriptors: surprising, great, fantastic, timely
Exclamations often accompanying this event: "WOW!", "Finally", "You had that?", and "What? I can't hear you a saw is running! You brought pie for us? Nice!"
Successfully tuned out 75% of the loud noises surrounding the table
Used the pulsinator
Challenges
Not yet sure exactly how the Tank Drive code works
Unable to stop the command line from spewing errors when deploying code making it very difficult to read the errors.
Tried to access the internet while still connected to the robot
Helped mechanical connect a battery to a motor for the climber and there were issues
Issues included that the problem was already solved and Isaac wasted his time
Work for Next Meeting
Write the code for nonadrivE
First step is to simply get the wheels turning
Try and find a way to make the robot turn
fix da pi
Put sensors (gyro/accelerometer?) on nonadrive
List from Mike (preventative measures):
Batteries
Battery Beak, logging and tracking internal resistance
Make a google spreadsheet to track battery data
Use computer to collect data/make a graph about voltage over time
Put meaningful labels on the batteries
Build load testing board
Resistors!
Power Distribution Panel
Can read voltage/current on every port
Could be used for diagnostics
Make a checklist
Learn how to read LED indicators on all components