WEEK ONE LOG
DAY 1 1-9-12
FRAMERS
- MADE A FRAME 36.5” X 27”
- MAKE SURE THE DIAGONALS ARE EVEN SO YOU HAVE A RECTANGLE AND NOT A PARALLELOGRAM
- TIGHTEN THE BOLTS SO NOTHING MOVES
WIRING
- ITEMIZING PARTS
- START TO GET DOWN THE BASICS
- SEPARATE ALL THE WIRES
- WHAT CONNECTS AND HOW
- START SODERING SO LESS ENERGY IS LOST
PROGRAMMERS
- LEARNING HOW TO USE THE COMPUTER
- FIGURE OUT HOW TO DOWNLOAD PROGRAMS
BRAINSTORMING
- DISCUSSING VARIOUS IDEAS
- TWO IDEAS: CONVEYOR BELT TO LAUNCH
: SCOOPER/CATAPULT TO LAUNCH
- USE GEARS LIKE A CLUTCH
- HARDEST PART IS GETTING THE MECHANICS TO PICK THE BALLS UP
- YOU HAVE TO THINK OF THE HUMAN ASPECT (WHAT THEY ALL HAVE TO CONTROL AT ONE TIME)
WHEEL
- GEAR AND WHEELS PUT TOGETHER
- TRYING TO PLACE THE SOCKET IN THE WHEEL
RULES/VIDEOS
- LOOKING INTO MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE GAME INCLUDING RULES AND FOULS
- WATCHING VIDEOS TO GET A FELL FOR HOW OTHERS HAVE DONE IN THE PAST TO GIVE US IDEAS
DAY 2 1-10-12
BRAINSTORMING
- BLOCKING
- THROWING THE BALL ACROSS THE COURT
- NOT PICKING UP THE BALLS WITH A CLAW
- MAKING PARTS LIST
- BACK OVER THE BALL AND THEN WHEELS WOULD BE SPINNING TO SHOOT THE BALL OUT THE TOP AT THAT EXACT MOMENT
- AUTOMATICALLY SHOOT WHEN YOU PICK UP OR NO?
WIRING
- STARTING TO HOOK UP THE JACKS
- HOOKED UP THE BATTERY
- CANT GET WIRES TO CONNECT TO CIRCUIT BOARD (PDB)
- SMALL SCREW DRIVER USED TO OPEN TO CONNECT THE WIRE TO THE BOARD
FRAMERS
- TRYING TO MAKE THE WHEELS SPIN
- HAVING PROBLEMS PUTTING THE SPACERS ON
- SHORT SPACER ON ONE SIDE LONG ONE ON THE OTHER SIDE
- CONCENTRATE ON HOW THINGS ARE SPINNING
- HAVE ALL THE WHEELS ON AND THEY ALL TOUCH THE GROUND
- BOLT WAS MESSED UP AND WE HAD TO SAND IT
- DRIVE EACH WHEEL WITH A SINGLE MOTOR
- MOTORS HAVE TO BE HIGHER THAN THE BALL SO THE BALL CAN ROLL UNDER THE ROBOT TO BE PICKED UP
- PROBLEMS OF SPACE FO ALL MOTORS
RANDOM
- MADE THE PART THAT YOU HAVE TO CROSS OVER ON THE COURT
- MAIN PROBLEM IS CROSSING THE COURT
- MADE FILE ON THE COMPUTER SYSTEM AT SCHOOL TO KEEP GOOD REFERENCE DOCUMENTS
DAY 3 1-11-12
PROGRAMMING
- LEARNING HOW TO PROGRAM BECAUSE IT IS A NEW SYNTAX
- FIGURED OUT A VERY SIMPLE PROGRAM
- WATCHED VIDEOS TO FIND OUT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT HOW ALL THE PROGRAMS WORK
WIRING
- ZIPTIED MULTIPLE THINGS TO THE BOARD
- CONNECTING WIRES TO THE JAGUAR (SPEED CONTROLS)
- STRIPPING WIRES
- CONNECTING DIGITAL SIDECAR TO THE CRIO AND THEN HOOKING THE CAMERA AND THE D-LINK
- TWIST THE WIRES TO THE WAY THE SCREW TIGHTENS
- HAVE ALMOST ALL OF THE MAJOR WIRING DONE
- STILL NEED TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO HOOK UP THE OUTLET
FRAMERS
-ORDERED 8” WHEELS INSTEAD OF THE 6” INES WE RECEIVED
- DRILLING NEW WHOLES FOR THE WHEELS BECAUSE YOU WANT TO BE AS CLOSE TO THE EDGE AS POSSIBLE BUT NOT TOUGHING THE FRAME
- PUTTING GEARBOX TOGETHER TO CONNECT WITH A CHAIN TO THE WHEELS
- ON THE GEAR BOX THE SCREWS WERE TO LONG FOR THE SHORT THREADS
RANDOM
-CHARGING BATTERY WITH SUPER CHARGER
- FOUND VIDEO SIMILAR TO WHAT WE WANT TO DO
- ORDERED 4 MORE MOTORS
- 4 MOTORS WITH DRIVE THE WHEELS AND 2 MOTORS WILL HELP PICKUP AND SHOOT THE BALL
- HOOKING UP THE MOTOR WITH THE GEAR BOX
FRAMERS
- MADE A FRAME 36.5” X 27”
- MAKE SURE THE DIAGONALS ARE EVEN SO YOU HAVE A RECTANGLE AND NOT A PARALLELOGRAM
- TIGHTEN THE BOLTS SO NOTHING MOVES
WIRING
- ITEMIZING PARTS
- START TO GET DOWN THE BASICS
- SEPARATE ALL THE WIRES
- WHAT CONNECTS AND HOW
- START SODERING SO LESS ENERGY IS LOST
PROGRAMMERS
- LEARNING HOW TO USE THE COMPUTER
- FIGURE OUT HOW TO DOWNLOAD PROGRAMS
BRAINSTORMING
- DISCUSSING VARIOUS IDEAS
- TWO IDEAS: CONVEYOR BELT TO LAUNCH
: SCOOPER/CATAPULT TO LAUNCH
- USE GEARS LIKE A CLUTCH
- HARDEST PART IS GETTING THE MECHANICS TO PICK THE BALLS UP
- YOU HAVE TO THINK OF THE HUMAN ASPECT (WHAT THEY ALL HAVE TO CONTROL AT ONE TIME)
WHEEL
- GEAR AND WHEELS PUT TOGETHER
- TRYING TO PLACE THE SOCKET IN THE WHEEL
RULES/VIDEOS
- LOOKING INTO MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE GAME INCLUDING RULES AND FOULS
- WATCHING VIDEOS TO GET A FELL FOR HOW OTHERS HAVE DONE IN THE PAST TO GIVE US IDEAS
DAY 2 1-10-12
BRAINSTORMING
- BLOCKING
- THROWING THE BALL ACROSS THE COURT
- NOT PICKING UP THE BALLS WITH A CLAW
- MAKING PARTS LIST
- BACK OVER THE BALL AND THEN WHEELS WOULD BE SPINNING TO SHOOT THE BALL OUT THE TOP AT THAT EXACT MOMENT
- AUTOMATICALLY SHOOT WHEN YOU PICK UP OR NO?
WIRING
- STARTING TO HOOK UP THE JACKS
- HOOKED UP THE BATTERY
- CANT GET WIRES TO CONNECT TO CIRCUIT BOARD (PDB)
- SMALL SCREW DRIVER USED TO OPEN TO CONNECT THE WIRE TO THE BOARD
FRAMERS
- TRYING TO MAKE THE WHEELS SPIN
- HAVING PROBLEMS PUTTING THE SPACERS ON
- SHORT SPACER ON ONE SIDE LONG ONE ON THE OTHER SIDE
- CONCENTRATE ON HOW THINGS ARE SPINNING
- HAVE ALL THE WHEELS ON AND THEY ALL TOUCH THE GROUND
- BOLT WAS MESSED UP AND WE HAD TO SAND IT
- DRIVE EACH WHEEL WITH A SINGLE MOTOR
- MOTORS HAVE TO BE HIGHER THAN THE BALL SO THE BALL CAN ROLL UNDER THE ROBOT TO BE PICKED UP
- PROBLEMS OF SPACE FO ALL MOTORS
RANDOM
- MADE THE PART THAT YOU HAVE TO CROSS OVER ON THE COURT
- MAIN PROBLEM IS CROSSING THE COURT
- MADE FILE ON THE COMPUTER SYSTEM AT SCHOOL TO KEEP GOOD REFERENCE DOCUMENTS
DAY 3 1-11-12
PROGRAMMING
- LEARNING HOW TO PROGRAM BECAUSE IT IS A NEW SYNTAX
- FIGURED OUT A VERY SIMPLE PROGRAM
- WATCHED VIDEOS TO FIND OUT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT HOW ALL THE PROGRAMS WORK
WIRING
- ZIPTIED MULTIPLE THINGS TO THE BOARD
- CONNECTING WIRES TO THE JAGUAR (SPEED CONTROLS)
- STRIPPING WIRES
- CONNECTING DIGITAL SIDECAR TO THE CRIO AND THEN HOOKING THE CAMERA AND THE D-LINK
- TWIST THE WIRES TO THE WAY THE SCREW TIGHTENS
- HAVE ALMOST ALL OF THE MAJOR WIRING DONE
- STILL NEED TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO HOOK UP THE OUTLET
FRAMERS
-ORDERED 8” WHEELS INSTEAD OF THE 6” INES WE RECEIVED
- DRILLING NEW WHOLES FOR THE WHEELS BECAUSE YOU WANT TO BE AS CLOSE TO THE EDGE AS POSSIBLE BUT NOT TOUGHING THE FRAME
- PUTTING GEARBOX TOGETHER TO CONNECT WITH A CHAIN TO THE WHEELS
- ON THE GEAR BOX THE SCREWS WERE TO LONG FOR THE SHORT THREADS
RANDOM
-CHARGING BATTERY WITH SUPER CHARGER
- FOUND VIDEO SIMILAR TO WHAT WE WANT TO DO
- ORDERED 4 MORE MOTORS
- 4 MOTORS WITH DRIVE THE WHEELS AND 2 MOTORS WILL HELP PICKUP AND SHOOT THE BALL
- HOOKING UP THE MOTOR WITH THE GEAR BOX