Meeting 24

March 9, 2018
3:00 pm
Hitchcock Hall Room 214

Meeting Agenda:

  1. Prepare for Performance Test 4

Meeting Notes:

Tom, Shyon, and Meghan were present. They worked on preparing the robot for Performance Test 4 and tested the robot thoroughly. They attempted Performance Test 4 once, but failed. They decided to regroup after spring break.

Future Actions:

  1. Cut axles so robot doesn’t catch on walls

Meeting 33

April 6, 2018
3:00 pm
Hitchcock Hall Room 214

Meeting Agenda:

  1. Get ready for final competition!

Meeting Notes:

Everyone was present for the last meeting before the final competition. The whole team worked towards testing the robot for the competition, hoping to make it more consistent and as fast as possible. Dean also soldered a bump switch in case one broke on competition day.

Future Actions:

  1. Final Competition!

Meeting 32

April 4, 2018
3:00 pm
Hitchcock Hall Room 214

Meeting Agenda:

  1. Prepare for final competition
  2. Fix the last part of the robot code

Meeting Notes: 

Everyone was present for this meeting. The whole team was interviewed by Ohio State’s communications department about the robot and the process of building it. After this, Tom and Shyon tested the robot for final competition and fixed issues that came up. Dean worked on testing logs and helped out with testing. Outside of class, he soldered 6 CdS cells and mounted them on the robot, so it wouldn’t miss reading the light. Meghan helped test the robot and worked on documentation.

Future Actions:

  1. Prepare for final competition

Meeting 31

April 2, 2018
3:00 pm
Hitchcock Hall Room 214

Meeting Agenda:

  1. Complete second final report draft
  2. Documentation board meeting
  3. Test new skid

Meeting Notes: 

Everyone was present for this meeting. Tom worked on testing the new spoon skid, and Shyon helped with testing this. Dean prepared for and went to the documentation board meeting and brought feedback for the team. He then helped with testing the robot. Meghan worked on and submitted the second final report draft.

Future Actions:

  1. Prepare for final competition
  2. Fix issues with robot

Meeting 30

March 30, 2018
3:00 pm
Hitchcock Hall Room 214

Meeting Agenda:

  1. Individual Competition

Meeting Notes: 

Everyone was present for this meeting. The whole group observed the robot for the individual competition.

Future Actions:

  1. Complete second final report draft
  2. Create new skid
  3. Prepare for board meeting
  4. Fix issues robot had during competition

Meeting 29

March 28, 2018
3:00 pm
Hitchcock Hall Room 214

Meeting Agenda:

  1. Fix problems with robot
  2. Documentation

Meeting Notes: 

Everyone was present for this meeting. Tom worked to help fix the various problems that the robot had. Shyon also worked on these issues and updated his meeting notes from previous meetings. Dean created and updated the testing logs and made some changes to the robot. Meghan worked on the website and documentation, observed robot runs, and brainstormed possible solutions to the robot issues.

Future Actions:

  1. Individual Competition

Meeting 28

March 26, 2018
3:00 pm
Hitchcock Hall Room 214

Meeting Agenda: 

  1. Individual/Final Competition Run
  2. Come up with team name

Meeting Notes:

Everyone was present for this meeting. The primary purpose of the meeting was to work on the robot so that it was ready for the final and individual competitions. This meant coding the route for the robot to follow to achieve all the tasks required. The testing log for this meeting can be found here.

The whole group observed and helped test the robot for individual competition. In between runs, Shyon, Meghan, and Dean worked on coming up with a different team name for final competition, as well as a name for the robot. They landed on “Need More Cardboard” as the team name since cardboard was a huge resource for the group. They also decided to name the robot “Tom Jr.” since Tom, also known as Tom Sr., put so much time and effort into the robot.

Future Actions:

  1. Fix problems with robot
  2. Individual Competition preparation

Meeting 27

March 23, 2018
3:00 pm
Hitchcock Hall Room 214

Meeting Agenda:

  1. Final Competition Testing
  2. Electrical System Documentation
  3. Update Testing Logs/Documentation

Meeting Notes:

Everyone was present for this meeting. Tom and Dean worked on robot testing for final competition. Dean also worked on the electrical documentation. Shyon worked on electrical documentation, and observed testing. Meghan observed testing and updated the website.

Future Actions:

  1. Work on individual competition testing

Meeting 25

March 19, 2018
3:00 pm
Hitchcock Hall Room 214

Meeting Agenda:

  1. Work on Performance Test 4
  2. Work on Final Report draft

Meeting Notes:

Everyone was present. Tom, Shyon and Dean worked on Performance 4 Test testing, and Dean did most of the testing log. Meghan worked on the final report draft and website, but observed a few tests.

Future Actions:

  1. Complete Performance Test 4
  2. Prepare for board meeting
  3. Work on final report draft