2014:Electrical Controls Subteam

Electrical Controls Design

Overview

• use actual items from each of the previous year's controls (see 1/12/14 notes)
• use some aspects of prior year's color schemes (TBD)
• no lights for the broken switches (not many switches will be used and they have an on/off tag built into them)
• 'underglow': will come out the letter cutouts
• speakers (TBD)
• Click here for joystick and SmartDashboard mapping tables

Current Design State

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Todo

• get paper sketch into inventor
• decide if gear button is a 'normal' one or a push-pot
• determine what will be used to map the buttons to a joystick
• number of broken switches (with hip check can only have 5; but if hip check is handled within controls, we can have a 6th broken switch)
• how will underglow be controlled
• complete the parts list
• how to attach hinges (need to stay within 14" depth)
• decide if backpack straps are needed
• talk about color scheme

Parts List (TBD)

Description	Part#	Order/Take From	Notes
E-net port
Power port
Joysticks (TBD)
Push Pot(TBD)			might want two (one for manual shoot and one for gear)

Engineering Notebook

1/9/14

Looked at prior year controls.
Talked in general about what the sub-team will need to do.

1/12/14

Prototype

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Design Ideas

To celebrate 10th year, we will use physical parts for each of the prior year robots.

Year	Potential Item	Where It Will Be Used
'05 Rinobot	operator interface
	hinges from controls	hinges for the lids
'06 Roflbot	lexicon from controls	behind cut out letters and shine underglow throw it
	silver knob from controls	knob for extra pot
'07 Aracnaphobia	broken switches
	missile switch
	joystick	aux driver joystick
'08 Mach 1511	missile swtich
	broken switches	broken switches
'09 ThunderPlucker	handle
	Ethernet port
	dull 3-way switch	autonomous selection
	coin button	hip check button
'10 ThunderFoot	handle	handle
'11 ThunderusPrime	hand painted tanks	TBD
	robot USB hub	usb hub
	3 position switch
	keypad
	handles
'12 ThunderStorm	7 seg display
	cube
	turret knob	manual shooter strength knob
	usb hub
	ethernet port
'13 ThunderPrise	latches
	4th joystick circuit board
	driver joysticks	driver joysticks

Mtg Minutes (with Strategy)

• aux joystick:
  • Y axis for intake
  • trigger roller in
  • 'thumb' button roller out
  • 'top' button for fast roller out
• big button for high goal kick (gear)
• button for truss kick (lightning bolt)
• manual shoot power (pick one of the following:
  • launch button [auto vs man kick]
  • slider w/button for manual kick power
  • a pot with gear for the knob
• 3 position switch for autonomous selection (none, 1 ball, 2 ball)
• light on intake side & smartdashboard when intake is fully up
• light on intake side, shooting side & smartdashboard when ball is acquired (not on ground)

1/14/14

Attendace: Gunnar, Chris, Mr. Byers, Eric, Gordan

We worked on CAD and deciding how we wanted to approach making the lightning bolt and gear buttons.  

 

1/15/14

Attendance: Chris, Mr. Byers, Gordan

 

The CAD model was worked on.

 

1/16/14

Attendance: Chris, Gunnar, Mr. Byers

 

Data sheets for some of the switches were found and the CAD model is close to completion.

1/18/14

Attendane: Chris, Gunnar, Mr. Byers, Eric

We finished the CAD work and stared to create the sketches to swend to Harris. We also worked on the shopping list and decided that we are going to use Teensy 3.1 board to make it so the computer sees the aux buttons as a joystick.