week 5

Meeting 20

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

Meeting Agenda:

  1. Prepare for Performance Test 3
  2. Go over feedback for other teams’ reports
  3. Finish exploration 3

Meeting Notes: 

Everyone was present for this meeting. Tom worked on finishing exploration 3, trying to figure out how to use RPS. Shyon ordered parts and worked on feedback. Dean soldered a bump switch, put the forklift mechanism together, ordered two magnets and put them on the arm mechanism. Meghan met with the team to go over the meeting agenda, went over feedback for other teams’ reports, but had to leave early.

Future Actions:

  1. Finish exploration
  2. Start working on Performance Test 3

Meeting 19

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

Meeting Agenda: 

  1. Complete Performance Test 2, start working on Performance Test 3
  2. Complete RPS exploration

Meeting Notes:

Everyone was present. The team decided that they wanted to finish the performance test during the meeting, rather than spend the time on the exploration. Tom worked on completing Performance Test 2, then worked on the RPS exploration. Meghan worked on the website while and observed a few test runs, then helped Tom with the exploration. Dean soldered one of the shaft encoder wires back after it broke. He also compared the red and blue filters, deciding the the red filter was better and purchased it. Shyon observed test runs.

Future Actions:

  1. Prepare for Performance Test 3
  2. Finish exploration
  3. Read and provide feedback for other teams’ reports

Meeting 18

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February 27, 2018
1:30 pm
Hitchcock Hall Room 214

Meeting Agenda:

  1. Finish coding/testing Performance Test 2

Meeting Notes:

Tom, Dean, and Meghan were present. They all contributed to the coding and hardware issues that the robot faced and tried to get the robot ready for Performance Test 2 the following day.

Future Actions:

  1. Complete Performance Test 2
  2. Learn about RPS

Meeting 17

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February 26, 2018
7:30 pm
Hitchcock Hall Room 214

Meeting Agenda: 

  1. Finish coding robot to finish Performance Test 2

Meeting Notes:

Everyone was present. The team tested and coded the robot for Performance Test 2. The testing log can be found here.

Future Actions:

  1. Finish robot for performance test

Meeting 16

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

Meeting Agenda: 

  1. Build and code robot to complete Performance Test 2
  2. Board Meeting

Meeting Notes:

Everyone was present for this meeting. Tom worked on the code for Performance Test 2. Shyon collaborated with Tom and observed testing. Tom and Dean mounted the shaft encoder properly, so the robot could drive straight. He then mounted the CdS cell and bump switches on. Meghan prepared for and went to the coding board meeting and brought back feedback to the team. She then helped with preparation for Performance Test 2. The testing log can be found here.

Future Actions:

  1. Meet up later to finish coding the robot for Performance Test 2