2014-01-27 Battis Punch List

Crash Priority

Get it done this week!

What to do Who to talk to
Mount the roll bar (make two, one for each robot) Eacho
Bend and mount a new catapult to KlemSpec™ (make two, one for each robot) Eacho
Motorize el toro’s lift (alternate versions for the different robots?) Alipour
Install limit switch(es) for El Toro lift Roche
Spring-load El Toro twiddlers Roche
Catapult dogbox Wells
Winch mount to roll bar Wells
Spring configuration/mount to roll bar Roche

Very Important

At least start this week

What to do Who to talk to
Wire up wheel encoders for use in autonomous, goaltending Wu
Autonomous programming

  1. Roll forward to shooting position
  2. Use vision targets to determine hot goal
  3. Shoot on hot goal
Wu/Baek/Watts
Vision programming: use vision targets as range-finders Wu/Baek/Watts
Fabricate El Toro motor mounts and lifter for second robot Roche
Mount the roll bar on the second robot Eacho
Schedule consult with athletic coaches (Young, Weymouth, Cifuentes, Geraghty) to talk driving strategy Lee
Start timing processes

  1. Move to shooting position in autonomous
  2. Time from command to shoot until ball scores
  3. Time to lift ball into catapult with El Toro
Wu

Non-glamorous but vital

Needs to get done before bag-and-tag

What to do Who to talk to
Bumpers Baum
Arsenal of El Toro twiddlers for when our current batch break Eacho
Camera mount using real mount (requires some documentation checks to figure out) Battis
Acquire indoor-outdoor carpet for practice arena (Lowe’s, per Donald’s research – longest 12’ wide roll two people can carry x2) Battis
Acquire enclosed trailer for competition transport Battis
Woodie Flowers and other essay-contest entries with impending deadlines Lee
Competition paperwork completed Brown
Driver station (mostly about protecting equipment, ease of transport – style is bonus) Liu

Glamorous, but not yet important

Be done before competition

What to do Who to talk to
Driving team(s) practice strategy (post coach convo) Lee
Configure second laptop (in Battis’ office, awaiting case) Battis/Wu
Pit layout/packing/unpacking (do we need more containers/shelving/carts?) TBD
Competition research strategy (at least look at Tableau) TBD
Schwag orders Yang/Eacho

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