2010:Integration 1.30.2010

Mechanical lift - There will now probably be 4 telescoping tubes (not 3).  There are 3 possible hook designs.  To do: make sure all pieces of the winch are in Inventor, assemble it all, and figure out the mounting point.  Need to order stuff from McMaster-Carr.

Mechanical kicker - Most stuff is in Inventor.  Motors, beater bar, and ball stopper are in Inventor.  Materials can be ordered today even before drawings are finalized.

Electrical - Went through old BOM and started modifying it.  Added stuff to shopping list.  Took off Victors and added spike relays instead for kicker (we probably don't need speed adjustment there).  Need to correlate with Mechanical - sensors for kicker position, winch, etc.

Controls - Nailed down a rough idea of what the controls will be.  Can do the inlay mechanical piece.  Need to correlate with Programming to make sure all the controls are OK.

Programming - Reverted to base code and no CAN bus errors!  Reloaded new code and still no CAN bus errors!  The robot now drives using PWM.  Base code for the upper mechanism was started on Thursday.  Need to think about grouping sensors for driver feedback - all kicker sensors, all winch sensors, etc. - because there's not enough I/O for all the sensors.

Drivetrain - Parts are in, robot drivetrain will be built today!  Weight estimate is about 50 lbs. for the drivetrain.  Brackets need to go on the bumpers this year, because the allowed bumper weight has been increased to 20 lbs.  That saves weight on the drivetrain.