2011:2011 Integration 1-15

1/15/11 Saturday Notes:

First Integration Meeting!

Reviewed the purpose of the Integration Meeting: To be a regular design review, to review progress against the set goals for the robot design and to establish any deliverables or recievables between subteams.

Drivetrain:
Status - bulk of the design is finished. 6-wheel design, 2 traction, AM CIMple transmissions with CIM motors. Current design is 25 lbs without fasteners and chains. Size 36.25 x 27.25. Estimated at 12.8 fps and 112.9 lbs pushing. Still need to design l-shaped connectors

Deliverables - add 5 base dimensions to drawing, including hole center to hole center of rails. Ensure that version control is in place for the design in inventor going forward. Set aside placeholders for other additions to drivetrain.

Receivables - parts are ordered, should come in Monday.

Arm / Manipulator:

Status - Manipulator: Using green VEX wheels on fingers (Belts didn't work). May use fixed fingers or scissors, this afternoon's prototype should determine if the fixed fingers would work (simpler design). Arm: still determining if they want to go with telescoping or folding for the arm. Current proposal is the 330 degree style with the centered pivot point. Can operate in the envelope without retracting for totoal range of motion.

Deliverables - design determination - symmetry or no symmetry for arm, Gripper style - fingers or scissors.

Receivables - All set for now.

Minibot / Deployer:

Status- Minibot design - scissors with latch to grab pole, tower actuates latch (copy of FIRST second mini-bot design in video), could be straight on or side to get to pole.

Deliverables - define deployment method and use inventor.

Receivables - none

Electrical (Robot)

Status - mock board complete

Deliverable - none

Receivable - Space and motors requirements

Electrical (Controls)

Status - brainstorming

Programming - no notes.