Mechanical - General 2018
Students
Mentors
Date & Time
Location & Author
Anna O.
Bermuda Basement
Ha T.
Work Completed
- cleaned up carpet :)
- practice bot finally driving
- brainstormed climber designs
- reinforce elev
- passive hook deploy w/ elev 2nd stage or intake
- carabiner-like spring-loaded hook (like robonaut or robowrangler's)
- piston extending hooks
- etc
Challenges
- need better way to organize hardware
Work for Next Meeting
- try omnis on front, test defense capability
- mount limit switches on elev bottom & intake, pot on intake rotation motor
- remake bumpers
- return ramp pistons
- make a climber
- get $$$
- testing (need updating)
- does PID for elevator work as expected, dosn't slam it up or down, and doesn't over-accelerate? (<- for programming)
- actual time for elevator to go full height & back
- time takes for entire lifting routine (get on platform, deploy ramp, other robot climbs on, lift)
- dt speed?
- Make buttons
- Make awards to give other teams?