Team Nine/Journal
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Week 1
Day 1
Set up stuff on the laptop: ubuntu and ROS.
Day 2
Set up more stuff, started driving kitbot around.
Day 3
Keyboard control for the kitbot. More CAD.
Day 4
Laser cut the roller assembly for testing. We had some scrap box extrusions for mounting the roller. Results were positive with a 3" diameter roller wheel 1" off the ground. We also got the IR sensors working and calibrated.
Day 5
A little machining work including adding a pin to the white geared motor to complete the front roller assembly and bending some sheet metal to test collecting the balls. Got ball following working for the checkoff.
Weekend
Laser cut our base plate and the motor mounts. Ryan finished machining the adapter for the motor to a hex rod for our motor mounts. Machined the version of the supports and made the L brackets. Assembled everything with almost no problems and everything worked beautifully. Bent some sheet metal to mount the IR sensors to which mounts in between the side columns. SSHBot took her first steps!
