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Continued working on the ball lifting mechanism using wire. After some testing of the initial concept for the lift, we decided to look at some other ways to implement the basic concept so as to have the most efficient and compact system. Continued modeling of robot/parts. Also developed the visual control system for the robot further. | Continued working on the ball lifting mechanism using wire. After some testing of the initial concept for the lift, we decided to look at some other ways to implement the basic concept so as to have the most efficient and compact system. Continued modeling of robot/parts. Also developed the visual control system for the robot further. | ||
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| + | == Day 5 (1/10/14) == | ||
| + | Continued prototyping the Archimedes Screw mechanism using cardboard and a laser cut jig. The coding team continued work on wall following and distance measurements. | ||
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| + | == Day 6 (1/12/14) == | ||
| + | Lab was open on Sunday. In terms of code, developed means of determining how far away we are from the walls. The Archimedes screw still was having tons of trouble, so we laser cut one out and it works like a charm. Edited CAD files to incorporate this new design. | ||
Revision as of 16:07, 13 January 2014
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Day 1 (1/6/14)
Assembled pegbot mechanics (but not wiring), decided on how to solve problems of ball collection (harvester), lifting (helical elevator), depositing (drop down ramp + extra roller for green balls) and harvesting from the silo (metal rake). Also decided on the overall strategy that the robot would ideally take (wall follow, and remember where landmarks are)
Day 2 (1/7/14)
Spent time today doing most of the wiring on the Kitbot. We ran into some issues with the connection to the battery, which we will work on tomorrow, but it should be easily fixed once the plugs for the battery are delivered. We also started thinking about possible designs for the actual competition robot.
Day 3 (1/8/14)
Today we finished the kitbot and tested it with the tablet. We also started prototyping some of the parts we may use in the final design, such as the ball harvester. We experimented with different dimensions and tried to find the optimal design. In addition, we got the visual systems running and tested it, so now the robot is able to track both the red and green balls/lines. We also continued modeling potential designs for the robot while developing our strategy for the competition.
Day 4 (1/9/14)
Continued working on the ball lifting mechanism using wire. After some testing of the initial concept for the lift, we decided to look at some other ways to implement the basic concept so as to have the most efficient and compact system. Continued modeling of robot/parts. Also developed the visual control system for the robot further.
Day 5 (1/10/14)
Continued prototyping the Archimedes Screw mechanism using cardboard and a laser cut jig. The coding team continued work on wall following and distance measurements.
Day 6 (1/12/14)
Lab was open on Sunday. In terms of code, developed means of determining how far away we are from the walls. The Archimedes screw still was having tons of trouble, so we laser cut one out and it works like a charm. Edited CAD files to incorporate this new design.
