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Feeder 2018

Attendance

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Date & Time
Location & Author
  • 1/12/2018

  • 3 hours

  • Aquiferland

  • Yichen Y.


Work Completed

  • took off feeder legs and attached feeder to moving cart to simulate moving robot
  • tested if crate would go in on concrete floor while robot "moving" --> generally yes
  • lengthened motor wires

Challenges

  • crate gets stuck sometimes and enters diagonally only
  • springs are lowkey bad
  • wires too short --> get caught on the crate corners

Work for Next Meeting

  • Test
    • varying heights of feeder
    • varying speeds
    • varying distance between arms
    • different angles & orientations of cube
    • does it secure cube when lifted up?
    • why does cube go in diagonally all the time???
    • try a few different springs
    • how quickly/forcefully does it eject the cube?
  • Help lifter subteam and integrate

On Schedule?

yes