2009:Mechanical 1 - 1.7.09

1.06.2009

Start time: 6:30pm

End time: 9:00pm

Members present: [Josh Goodman, Michael Montemalo, Alex Wolf, Alex Vadas, Tresten Rosati] - [Mike Wolf, Dave Vadas, Kevin Lloyd]

Tasks completed:　

- Prototyped first system. This is the "chicken plucker" gathering or projectile device. This consisted of pneumatics tubing. For both projectile and sucking in, this device worked very very well.

- Redesigned jam portions of our robot. Changes include:

                     * Roller or brush mechanism to sort balls into hopper or shoot out

                     * Tie the two conveyor belts together using a figure eight connection

                     * Make the conveyor and feeder systems independent

                     * Create a movable blocker ("trap door") to create only one flow of balls at a time.

- Looked at conveyor costs and parts on McMaster Carr

Tasks to complete:

- Prototype more gathering systems

- Discussion about belts and conveyors and which ones to use

- Finalize design and start putting more details in (i.e. materials, weight, motors, etc.)