Notes
- MLK Day: we are still ON!
- Potential driving practice on Saturday as well (need to negotiate an arena)
- Kicker vs. Catapult (Eacho)
- We had a wooden prototype
- if the ball needs to go high, the kicker needs to be low down
- The catapult got more air, and the kicker got more momentum (and height matters)
- We need a kicker prototype so that we can judge against a catapult
- Use surgical hose as spring
- Catapult math on-going
- Software (Kevin, Battis)
- RoboRealm pipeline is identifying center of retroreactive target and feeding it to cRIO through a NetworkTable
- Practice Arena (Donald)
- Truss and goal are finished and to heights
- Need low goal dimensions to calculate the size/shape of the vision target (Eacho will find it)
- Thinking about building the a top of the goal
- We would also like a low goal
- Wiring (Roche & Co)
- Power board is going to go vertical in the robot
- Second power board is prototyping the verticality idea
- Progress has been made and things are being bolted down right now (60%)
- Bumpers (Wells, Stanton)
- Have begun cutting dovetail joints, will finish tonight
- Have contracted with Katrina Wells to fabricate covers (double-check rules)
- T-Shirts (Cynthia)
- Logo designed by Victoria Putnam
- Cynthia is pulling together the rest of the T-shirt, will survey for colors
- Should shop for other schwag (Eacho wants outerwear)
- El Toro (Klem, Stoudt)
- Constructed one motor-mount, need to replicate a second one
- We have couplers (need to cut key ways)
Priorities
Must
These will happen no matter what
- Drive
- Herd
- Score >= 6 pts
- Bumpers
- Do this first week, while prototypers prototype
- Documentation
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Should
Prioritize, try to get to as many as possible
- Maneuverable (drive train and practice)
- Mecanum wheels
- Hold (hardware) a. with potential to shoot if that system comes online b. Loading (hardware) — might not even need this
- Shoot 8’ (hardware)
- Some aiming (software)
- Second robot for driving practice/thinkin’
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If Time Permits
Reach goals
- Catch
- Differential power settings
- Vision system
- Modular goalie arm (sub 30 lb, replace shooter at competition)
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Housekeeping
- Clean up after yourself
- Help teammates clean up after themselves
- We don’t leave until we scrum… we don’t scrum until the shop is clear
- Half-finished projects go on shelves, not the floor
- Scrap is only useful if it’s stock, stock is only useful if it’s organized
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Robot Deadlines
Jan. 11: Drivetrain
Jan. 15: Mock Thrower
Jan. 18: Picker-Upper Real
Jan. 22: Vomiter I
Jan. 25: Vomiter II
Jan. 29: Gearbox
Feb. 8: Finish Mechanicals
Side Projects
Things we can do before we have a design finalized…
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