2010:Integration 1.26.2010

Integration Meeting - Tuesday, January 26

Drivetrain: - competition wheels are mounted and tested

  *carpet test tonight?

- axles are bent... (wrong brackets?) - programming issue that needs to be resolved - encoders coming soon hopefully - still waiting on Harris for fabrication

Mech 1: - not pneumatics - telescoping winch device - checking weights and motors --> planning on the CIM - 3x 19"tubes - hook has been designed - overall weights of the moving tubes and hook is about a pound and a half - still determining location of the hanger

Mech 2: - electrical clutch mounted (form a John Deer tractor... illegal?) - 50% into inventor - actuator needs to be picked - 2 window motors to be used - over center trip mech included - starting and prototyping the beater bar design tonight

Electrical: - electrical board is mounted - place in front for weight issues?

Field: - bumps are completed - towers not made because the pipes are being cut to the right length - if anything besides the bump that is upstairs is needed, be sure to give advanced warning because they are outside in the pod for storage

Controls: - finalizing fabrication designs - buttons in?

Programming: - protobot fail - canbus error messages - diagnosing the issue that made the robot not move smoothly - resolution cannot be upped on the camera

  - looking into another camera to switch to

- working on autonomous tonight - mech 2 has camera dimensions - must be 24" up near the mechanism

  - has to be centered and protected

- used in teleoperated --> tips up and down to help with blind spots.