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.