Today, our programmer is creating the new program for the front servo. This will be one of the last tasks for our robot. The front servo will hook up to the new basket that we added.
Monday, April 25, 2011
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Team 4725
Today we finished mounting the new motor and configure the motor. We also attempting to mount the basket. Program we are trying to configure the new motor.
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
4729 E Notebook 19 April 2011
Tasks:
Field Test Madd Robot
Improve Program
Changes Made:
Various modifications were made to the program to ensure compatibility
Secured motors with zip ties
Reflections:
The team members need to become more accustomed to the controls in order to be more successful with the Madd Robot.
Field Test Madd Robot
Improve Program
Changes Made:
Various modifications were made to the program to ensure compatibility
Secured motors with zip ties
Reflections:
The team members need to become more accustomed to the controls in order to be more successful with the Madd Robot.
Monday, April 18, 2011
Team 4725
Today we are attatching the new double motor drive arm to the robot. And we are adding a fourth motor to the teleop program. After we have accomplished these tasks then we will finished with our robot and be ready to put it on the field.
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Thursday, April 14, 2011
Team 4725
Today we learned about the Robot C programming and are debating on if we should or should not use it because he have finished all of the programming on labview and all we have to do is finish our basket grabber. We also are finishnig up the arm to get it to hold the basket good and sturdy.
4724 Blog Post
DATE: 4/14/11 TIME: 9:30-10:30 WRITTEN BY: Aaron Hartwell
TASKS:
1. Go to Mr. Sperry's room to drill holes in the rolling goal grabber to mount it to the rest of the arm.
2. Continue working on the autonomous program for our robot.
TASK DETAILS:
Details: Our transition to "Robot C" will allow programming to be an easier task. After downloading it, our work on the autonomous program will continue.
DATE: 4/14/11 TIME: 9:30-10:30 WRITTEN BY: Aaron Hartwell
TASKS:
1. Go to Mr. Sperry's room to drill holes in the rolling goal grabber to mount it to the rest of the arm.
2. Continue working on the autonomous program for our robot.
TASK DETAILS:
1.While our rolling goal grabbing loop is built, we have to drill holes in it so it will fit on the tetrix parts. After this is completed, our arm will be completed.
Details: Our transition to "Robot C" will allow programming to be an easier task. After downloading it, our work on the autonomous program will continue.
4724 Blog Post
DATE: 40/08/11 TIME: 9:30-10:30 WRITTEN BY: John McDonald
TASKS:
1. we measured out lexan into thin strips and will use the band-saw to cut them out. after the strips have been cut out, we will use a piece of PVC pipe and a heat-gun to mold the strips into cylinders that are the right diameter to fit inside of the rolling goal. When we finish molding the strips into cylinders we will line them with tank tread that will provide traction and secure it with many zip ties.
Details: when the rolling goal grabber is completed we can attach it to our existing arm and begin troubleshooting our arm programming.
TASKS:
1. Go to Mr. Sperry's room to cut and mold lexan to the grabber size necessary for our rolling goal grabber.
2. Toss around plastic donut shaped things among multiple people to build team spirit.
1. we measured out lexan into thin strips and will use the band-saw to cut them out. after the strips have been cut out, we will use a piece of PVC pipe and a heat-gun to mold the strips into cylinders that are the right diameter to fit inside of the rolling goal. When we finish molding the strips into cylinders we will line them with tank tread that will provide traction and secure it with many zip ties.
Details: when the rolling goal grabber is completed we can attach it to our existing arm and begin troubleshooting our arm programming.
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
4729 E Notebook 13 April 2011
Tasks:
Improve the Madd Robot
Changes Made:
Field tested robot
Replaced servo with motor
Altered program to use motor
Reflections:
The robot needs to be field tested to determine proper motor speed.
Improve the Madd Robot
Changes Made:
Field tested robot
Replaced servo with motor
Altered program to use motor
Reflections:
The robot needs to be field tested to determine proper motor speed.
Team 4578 4/13/11
Team #4578
DATE 4/13/11 TIME SPAN 9:00-10:26
TOPIC:
Tasks Reflections
Perfect conveyer belt
Add grabbers to conveyer belt to grab the batons perfectly
Make it the perfect level
Adjust the height to perfectly fit the dispensers
TASK DETAILS: Adding 90 degree hooks to the conveyer belt that will affectively grab the batons
REQUIREMENTS (IF ANY): Must grab the batons
THOUGHTS (IF ANY): This has been extremely hard to get functional but we are so close
PICTURES, DRAWINGS (IF ANY):
DATE 4/13/11 TIME SPAN 9:00-10:26
TOPIC:
Tasks Reflections
Perfect conveyer belt
Add grabbers to conveyer belt to grab the batons perfectly
Make it the perfect level
Adjust the height to perfectly fit the dispensers
TASK DETAILS: Adding 90 degree hooks to the conveyer belt that will affectively grab the batons
REQUIREMENTS (IF ANY): Must grab the batons
THOUGHTS (IF ANY): This has been extremely hard to get functional but we are so close
PICTURES, DRAWINGS (IF ANY):
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Team 4725 4-12-11
Yesturday we finished our autonomous period and got our robot to balance on the middle mountain on its own. We have also finished building our new grabber and turned it into a bucket to hold ore batons at the beggining of the game. Now we are just trying to get a progra to dump off the battons into a goal so we can get more points then balance.
Monday, April 11, 2011
4729 E Notebook 11 Apr 2011
Tasks:
Prototype advanced baton sorting system on Robox
Perfect the Madd Robot
Prototype autonomous program for Madd Robot
Changes Made:
Added complete funnel system to Robox
Adjusted angles of servos on Madd Robot
Finished Autonomous Program
Reflections:
The autonomous program still needs to be field tested, which can be done on 13 April. Aside from adding zip ties to Robox instead of masking tape, the funnel system is in place.
The Complete Funnel System - Sans Zip Ties
Prototype advanced baton sorting system on Robox
Perfect the Madd Robot
Prototype autonomous program for Madd Robot
Changes Made:
Added complete funnel system to Robox
Adjusted angles of servos on Madd Robot
Finished Autonomous Program
Reflections:
The autonomous program still needs to be field tested, which can be done on 13 April. Aside from adding zip ties to Robox instead of masking tape, the funnel system is in place.
The Complete Funnel System - Sans Zip Ties
Friday, April 8, 2011
Team 4724 sixth post
DATE: 40/08/11 TIME: 9:30-10:30 WRITTEN BY: Coral Loockerman
TASKS:
1. Fix issues with arm.
2. Decide on if we should keep the arm we're
using right now or replace it with a piece up,
of aluminum tubing cut to a specific length.
TASK DETAILS:
1. The axle of the arm was slipping through the shaft
locks, so the arm was too loose and had to be tightened.
2. Pros of keeping the arm: we've already got it set and we've been working on it for a while. also, we can cut it to a specified length if we need to, and it already has the correct size and alignment for the holes.
Cons of keeping the arm: the aluminum piece we built is already the exact size that we want it, and we can cut holes in it. It will also be more showy for the competition if we use pieces that we made, and it will be lighter than the Tetrix piece we're using.
Details: We fixed the problems with the arm by replacing several parts, including all of the shaft locks- we need to stop moving the arm from the end of it and wait until we have a program that moves the arm, because pulling the arm causes the shaft locks to come loose.
TASKS:
1. Fix issues with arm.
2. Decide on if we should keep the arm we're
using right now or replace it with a piece up,
of aluminum tubing cut to a specific length.
TASK DETAILS:
1. The axle of the arm was slipping through the shaft
locks, so the arm was too loose and had to be tightened.
2. Pros of keeping the arm: we've already got it set and we've been working on it for a while. also, we can cut it to a specified length if we need to, and it already has the correct size and alignment for the holes.
Cons of keeping the arm: the aluminum piece we built is already the exact size that we want it, and we can cut holes in it. It will also be more showy for the competition if we use pieces that we made, and it will be lighter than the Tetrix piece we're using.
Details: We fixed the problems with the arm by replacing several parts, including all of the shaft locks- we need to stop moving the arm from the end of it and wait until we have a program that moves the arm, because pulling the arm causes the shaft locks to come loose.
Team 4725 4/8/11
Written by Ross Dougal TOPIC: Autonomous period. TASK DETAILS: Today, we worked hard on updating the autonomous period, so that our robot would balance. At first, we were trying to make the robot climb onto the mountain and on to the balancing bridge and balance. We soon found out that balancing the robot on the bridge would be too hard, so we decided to park it on the mountain. REQUIREMENTS (IF ANY): Must be able to park on the mountain. THOUGHTS (IF ANY): Parking on the bridge and balancing was too challanging for our robot, so we decided to park it on the mountain. PICTURES, DRAWINGS (IF ANY):
Team 4724- Fifth Post
DATE: 04/04/2011 TIME: 9:30- 10:30 CONTRIBUTED BY: John McDonald
Task Task Details
Order FTC-legal components for Robot We need to order components to construct
including sheet and bar metal our "homebrew" arm, including sheet, and
bar aluminum.
Work on the robot-arm mount we need to create a robot arm mount that
can attach to the center of our robot.
DETAILS: Today, we completed work on the mount connection so that we can begin building the robot arm with rolling goal grabbing connection. We also made headway on our autonomous program built inside of the FTC program template.
PICTURES, ETC:
Task Task Details
Order FTC-legal components for Robot We need to order components to construct
including sheet and bar metal our "homebrew" arm, including sheet, and
bar aluminum.
Work on the robot-arm mount we need to create a robot arm mount that
can attach to the center of our robot.
DETAILS: Today, we completed work on the mount connection so that we can begin building the robot arm with rolling goal grabbing connection. We also made headway on our autonomous program built inside of the FTC program template.
PICTURES, ETC:
Team 4724
DATE: 04/04/2011 TIME: 9:05-10:28 Written by: John McDonald
Tasks Notes
Complete Arm and finalize design Arm must be versatile so that the arm materials can be modified when the new shipment of ftc-legal parts arrive
Continue work on autonomous program Program must move the robot forward and across the bridge, and then take a turn , putting it in optimal defensive position
DETAILS:
-Jack is going to try and attach the arm base to the center of the robot frame utilizing a modified piece of metal made by Adam. Jack and Julian are also working to stabilize the motor in its mount so that the most surface of the gears will mesh.
-Alexander and Coral are working collaboratively on developing the autonomous period, so far the program has the ability to maneuver across the bridge but needs more field-testing to perfect.
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Team 4728 Blog 4/7/11
Team # 4728
DATE 4/7/11 TIME SPAN 9:00-10:33
TOPIC: Conveyer Belt
Tasks Reflections
Drilling more holes and zip tying the belt together to function better
Zip ties are much more stable than the string we were originally using
Added a baton catcher to catch the batons once they are picked up by the conveyer belt
We’ll be able to collect multiple batons at once so therefore we can score much higher in a shorter period of time
TASK DETAILS: Perfect the conveyer belt by adding zip ties and a baton collector
REQUIREMENTS (IF ANY): Has to be able to pickup and collect batons
THOUGHTS (IF ANY): This is pretty challenging and is taking effort from a lot of different people. Once we complete it our robot will be an offensive beast
PICTURES, DRAWINGS (IF ANY):
DATE 4/7/11 TIME SPAN 9:00-10:33
TOPIC: Conveyer Belt
Tasks Reflections
Drilling more holes and zip tying the belt together to function better
Zip ties are much more stable than the string we were originally using
Added a baton catcher to catch the batons once they are picked up by the conveyer belt
We’ll be able to collect multiple batons at once so therefore we can score much higher in a shorter period of time
TASK DETAILS: Perfect the conveyer belt by adding zip ties and a baton collector
REQUIREMENTS (IF ANY): Has to be able to pickup and collect batons
THOUGHTS (IF ANY): This is pretty challenging and is taking effort from a lot of different people. Once we complete it our robot will be an offensive beast
PICTURES, DRAWINGS (IF ANY):
4729 E Notebook - 7 April 2011
Tasks:
Experiment with Button Control in Program
Adjust Robot for Better Scoring
Changes Made:
Experimented with Program
Added top to collection unit on Mad Robot
Added two plates for funnels on Robox
Reflections:
We still need funnels for Robox. However, the scoring mechanisms are improving and should be able to score many times more efficiently. As a result, we should be at a better advantage at competition.
Top of Scoring Mechanism for Mad Robot (Clear Plastic - Somewhat Hard to See)
Funnel Plates on Robox, Still Awaiting Actual Funnels
Experiment with Button Control in Program
Adjust Robot for Better Scoring
Changes Made:
Experimented with Program
Added top to collection unit on Mad Robot
Added two plates for funnels on Robox
Reflections:
We still need funnels for Robox. However, the scoring mechanisms are improving and should be able to score many times more efficiently. As a result, we should be at a better advantage at competition.
Top of Scoring Mechanism for Mad Robot (Clear Plastic - Somewhat Hard to See)
Funnel Plates on Robox, Still Awaiting Actual Funnels
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
#4725
Our group has desided to split up the group responsibilities into a building team, (Bryan, Kevin, Brandon, and finley) blogging team, (Nick, Scott, and ross)and programming team (Sid and Chinmay).
Building- Today we added a double motter to the arm.
Programming- Sid and Chinmay are trying to finish up the autonomous period.
Blogging- We have created more than one account to get more people blogging and more blog posts posted by out group.
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Robotics Blog 4/5/11 Team 4728
Team # 4728
DATE 4/5/11 TIME SPAN 9:00-10:33
TOPIC: Conveyer Belt
Tasks Reflections
Cut and bend pieces of plastic in 90 degree angels to fit in our conveyer belt to affectively grab the batons
This took about an hour for 3 people to do in the shop but it will be well worth it in the end
Measure and drill appropriate holes in the practice so we can tie them together
This was easy to do but required precision
TASK DETAILS: Cutting and measuring plastic and then bending it at 90 degree angels. Next we had to measure and drill holes precisely
REQUIREMENTS (IF ANY): Holes had to be evenly spaced and the angel had to be right. Plastic couldn’t snap
THOUGHTS (IF ANY): We got a lot of experience in the workshop by doing this by using belt saws, power drills, sanders, and heat guns.
PICTURES, DRAWINGS (IF ANY):
DATE 4/5/11 TIME SPAN 9:00-10:33
TOPIC: Conveyer Belt
Tasks Reflections
Cut and bend pieces of plastic in 90 degree angels to fit in our conveyer belt to affectively grab the batons
This took about an hour for 3 people to do in the shop but it will be well worth it in the end
Measure and drill appropriate holes in the practice so we can tie them together
This was easy to do but required precision
TASK DETAILS: Cutting and measuring plastic and then bending it at 90 degree angels. Next we had to measure and drill holes precisely
REQUIREMENTS (IF ANY): Holes had to be evenly spaced and the angel had to be right. Plastic couldn’t snap
THOUGHTS (IF ANY): We got a lot of experience in the workshop by doing this by using belt saws, power drills, sanders, and heat guns.
PICTURES, DRAWINGS (IF ANY):
Monday, April 4, 2011
update 4/4/11
The internet didn't work properly which presented a problem in updating the blog.
We worked on our grabber somemore, and basically took it apart from the robot and bettered the way it was attached and tightened a few screws.
Update on 3/31/11
- We got the new non-slip material.
We are going to put it on our grabber.
We made a few minor changes to the grabber, and overall we basically just tightened the design as in made it more sturdier.
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