Team One/Journal
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Andrei: playing with the tablet. Problems with Windows installing Maple drivers, decided to go with Ubuntu. | Andrei: playing with the tablet. Problems with Windows installing Maple drivers, decided to go with Ubuntu. | ||
| + | Evan: Planned and designed. | ||
== 01/08 == | == 01/08 == | ||
Andrei: Installed Ubuntu, made the kitbot work. Started figuring out OpenCV basics. | Andrei: Installed Ubuntu, made the kitbot work. Started figuring out OpenCV basics. | ||
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==01/09 == | ==01/09 == | ||
Andrei: Problems with OpenCV on the tablet. "make" freezes the tablet. Had to reinstall Ubuntu. Seems to work now. Vision got seems to be in a good shape | Andrei: Problems with OpenCV on the tablet. "make" freezes the tablet. Had to reinstall Ubuntu. Seems to work now. Vision got seems to be in a good shape | ||
| + | Evan: Had major discussion on strategy and plans. Continued designing. | ||
==01/10 == | ==01/10 == | ||
Andrei: Tablet works with OpenCV. Made the kitbot follow the wall. | Andrei: Tablet works with OpenCV. Made the kitbot follow the wall. | ||
| + | Evan: Modified our mechanical strategy significantly to better match our game plan. Lots to redesign.. | ||
==01/11 == | ==01/11 == | ||
Andrei: Decided to go hardcore. Made a simulator of a real world. Now don't really need a kitbot for a lot of stuff. | Andrei: Decided to go hardcore. Made a simulator of a real world. Now don't really need a kitbot for a lot of stuff. | ||
| + | Evan: Started designing ball collection implementation - sweeper type collector. | ||
==01/12 == | ==01/12 == | ||
Andrei: Started implementing the state machine. Takes a long time... | Andrei: Started implementing the state machine. Takes a long time... | ||
| + | Evan: Continued designing ball collector. | ||
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Andrei: Not too much. Some Wall Following stuff. | Andrei: Not too much. Some Wall Following stuff. | ||
| + | Evan: Made prototype Archimedes screw. | ||
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| + | Evan: Tried to sort out the rest of the general geometry of the robot. ~85% designed | ||
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| + | Evan: Added on board ball manipulation hardware for after the balls are collected. | ||
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| + | ==01/16 == | ||
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| + | Evan: Trying to sort out mating details, etc. | ||
Revision as of 22:55, 16 January 2014
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01/06
Today we assembled the "kitbot." Evan worked on CAD, mostly on the drivetrain, but it is very far from being finished. We need to decide on a manipulator. Hopefully tomorrow we will be able to drive the robot around with arrival of some missing components.
01/07
Andrei: playing with the tablet. Problems with Windows installing Maple drivers, decided to go with Ubuntu. Evan: Planned and designed.
01/08
Andrei: Installed Ubuntu, made the kitbot work. Started figuring out OpenCV basics. Evan:
01/09
Andrei: Problems with OpenCV on the tablet. "make" freezes the tablet. Had to reinstall Ubuntu. Seems to work now. Vision got seems to be in a good shape Evan: Had major discussion on strategy and plans. Continued designing.
01/10
Andrei: Tablet works with OpenCV. Made the kitbot follow the wall. Evan: Modified our mechanical strategy significantly to better match our game plan. Lots to redesign..
01/11
Andrei: Decided to go hardcore. Made a simulator of a real world. Now don't really need a kitbot for a lot of stuff. Evan: Started designing ball collection implementation - sweeper type collector.
01/12
Andrei: Started implementing the state machine. Takes a long time... Evan: Continued designing ball collector.
01/13
Andrei: Not too much. Some Wall Following stuff. Evan: Made prototype Archimedes screw.
01/14
Evan: Tried to sort out the rest of the general geometry of the robot. ~85% designed
01/15
Evan: Added on board ball manipulation hardware for after the balls are collected.
01/16
Evan: Trying to sort out mating details, etc.
