2016:Controls

Overall concept

The two driver controls will be XBOX controls.

There will be 7 broken switches.

The top of the controls is in the shape of a heater shield. The entire top/shield is detached (no flip up sections); most likely held on with magnets. This allows the shield to be held by the coach/spy during the match. The marketing team will provide the graphic for the shield.

The base will have a strap so driver can carry the entire controls on their back.

      

Green - removable top/shield

Red - laptop

Yellow- laptop bracket with holes for broken switches

Blue - XBOX controls nested together

Todo

Base

• Add #8 screw holes on the corners of the base for the gutiar strap knobs. The strap should go from the left sholder to the right hip when wearing the box.
• Pick cabinet magnets for securing the shield.
• Add holes for the cabinet magnets in each of the corners. Pressed in studs could also be added for ease.
• E-net: location, maybe mount on inside since top is off
• USB hub: location; mounting; need model
• Electronics mounting, need to create a carrier for the cypress board.
• 'Words' on side of base?
• Create model for DC cord and add to model.
• Add power brick, Switch interface board, and anything else to the model and make sure it fits.
• Create and submit drawings, remember weldments for the corners.

​Shield

• Make top edge of shield more like an actual shield?
• Add PEM studs for the shield straps, we were planning on #8 screws so I would use the same size PEM
  • ​Need to determine PEM length, would need ~1/4" to go through grommit in nylon strap and have space for a nut. Need to determine whether there is enough room above the laptop to accomidate this.
  • Check the FH series on the PEM website, this is what we want for the shield and any place else.
• ​Add PEM studs for the steel plates in each corner of the shield to match up with the drawer magnets that are in the base
  • ​This involves creating the steel plates which Eric thinks we should fabricate to be a bit thicker than the normal plates to give some extra holding power and alignment and have two screw holes.
• ​Finish drawings and submit

Other

• Make sure the Cypress board can emulate a HID.
  • lights board: which one; location; mounting; power
• Cable extentions needed between controls and hub?
• Do we need a 5V supply for lights, if so which one.
• Update SW on the laptop, Jeff has the stuff on a thumb drive and offered to do it if we aren't doing anything special.

​Later Fabrication

• Create straps for the shield.
• Create the magenatic plates.

Update 1/19/2016

Present: Eric, Andrew, Ethan, Zach, Ryan, Jeff

Completed:

• Created a model of the laptop power brick
• Created a model for the Cypress board
• Eric did a little research on the Cypress board. It turns out you can use the debugger half as it's own board and write your own applications for it. It has a USB interface and the debugger implements a HID so we should be able to use it for a HID, probably needs a little more research and evaluation.
• Picked the shield strap, we will reuse last years because it is awesome.
  • Put new strap "knobs" on the shopping list.
• Determined that we will do nylon straps on the shield. Will custom fabricate them at a later date.
  • Created holes in the shield for these straps, locations are correct but we need PEMs instead of holes because they will look better.
• Picked the approach for attaching the shield to the box. We will use cabinet magnets on each of the corners of the box and corrosponding metal plates mounted on the shield.
• Finished and submitted the drawing for the laptop holder.
• Started a drawing for the shield, see the Todo list for what needs to be finished.
• Picked the retractable cord and put it on the shopping list. We will just retract it from inside the box. We picked the one we did because it was the longest. We may still need to hack on an end if we need multiple outlets and to add length.
• Created part numbers for the three parts (laptop holder, shield, base) on the parts fabrication spreadsheet.

Sample parts

Retractable cords (these could work if we have a 'door' and tie the female end down:

http://www.amazon.com/NOTEBOOK-POWER-CORD-FIGURE/dp/B013CWI8G0/ref=pd_sim_sbs_147_7?ie=UTF8&dpID=31OV-YYizgL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR160%2C160_&refRID=0CKMYNYF0KDATN3SVK8V

http://www.amazon.com/Cablecc-retractable-2-prong-Outlets-IEC320/dp/B00S5WIKU2/ref=pd_sim_sbs_147_2?ie=UTF8&dpID=41e2SGbPtmL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR160%2C160_&refRID=0CKMYNYF0KDATN3SVK8V

http://www.amazon.com/Retractable-Entertainment-Equipment-Electronics-Cord-BTT01C/dp/B005DWU0VO