Friday, January 31, 2014

Day 27, Thursday, January 30, 2014

Electrical:
Did:
  • Wrote a vision code for autonomous. Finished
  • Actually wrote 2 one using if structures and another using sequence structure and while loop.
  1. Read Distance global variable. If hot, then fire solenoids and stop
  2. First, keep reading distance global variable. Stop when it is hot, and then shoot solenoids.
  • Had to choose between processing vision onboard or on the dashboard.  I chose onboard processing so I could set a global variable for distance to be retrieved in autonomous
  • Edited Dashboard code to retrieve data front the robot and share distance and color calibration and mask image.  (Also set global for mask image.)
  • Still couldn't test (electrical board is being worked on)
  • Installing LabView 2014 on Samsung in order to start writing the actual code for the final robot
Autonomous (2 modes)
From side:
  1. Go foward
  2. Look for hot
  3. If hot shoot (If not, wait 5 seconds, time delay, then shoot
  4. Go back to the middle or edge of scoring zone for teleop and turn around 
From middle:
  1. Go forward
  2. Turn a little bit to face target
  3. Look for hot
  4. If hot shoot (If not, 5 second time delay then shoot)
  5. Turn back around and position for teleop
Worked on electrical board
  • Redid some wires to make them  longer
  • Attatched signal light
Started drilling holes in chassis for mounting plates and compressor
  • Made top mounting plates, 4
Goals:
  • Finish drilling holes
  • Mount mounting plates
People: Cammy, Darius, Yuuma, Sara

Mechanical:
Attendance: ZJ, Kevin A, Blake, Jackie, Danielle
  • ZJ welded mounting plates to the chassis
  • Welded intake plates
  • Ground/sanded shooter
  • Cut metal - 1.5x1.45x.25
  • Sanded/ground welds on shooter, mounted plates
  • Glued bearings onto gears for gearbox

Thursday, January 30, 2014

Day 26, Wednesday, January 29

Electrical
Did:

  • finished dashboard vision processing
  • started editing autonomous hot detect with distances and color components globals
    • will test tomorrow
  • LabView installation on Samsung did not finish
  • Assembled production electrical board
    • about 60% done
  • Darius finished last scene for video until dinner
  • Encoder was finally mounted
Goal:
  • Finish electrical board
  • Drill holes into chassis for compressor
  • Cut polycarb triangles
  • Weld two mounting plates for electrical board
  • Weld 1" angle iron
People: Darius, Zach, Kevin W, Masa, Fabrice, Sara

Mechanical
Assembled Robot Gearbox


  • 2 bumpers still need to be finished
  • sanded the insides of PVC pipes for booth

Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Day 25, Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Electrical:
Autonomous codes to test on robot

  • Drive forward ( insert desired tested distance)
  • Lower intake bar
  • Wait for hot
  • Shoot
  • Turn around (maybe)
    • Need to test robot for abilities
Accomplished today
  • Outlined basic autonomous instructions
  • Finalized encoder mount
    • Tapped and needs to be attached  onto robot after drive train
  • Cad of polycarb solar panel and mounts made 
    • 1/8# polycarb for holding electronics
    • Will use 1" angle bracket to mount onto robot
  • Finished a lot of bumpers
    • Completed half
    • Drilled holes
    • Not started on front
People: Yuuma, Peter, Masa, Darius, Sara

Mechanical:
Attendance: ZJ, Kevin A, Jackie, Danielle, and Liana
  • Sanded/made inside of connectors for booth smaller 
    • Smaller with drum
  • Started putting together gearbox
 

Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Day 24, Monday, January 27

Electrical
Accomplished:

  • Made dashboard program for vision processing and tested it
    • it worked so we're trying to integrate the rest of the vision code into the vision processing VI in the test code
  • Learned how to make globals and local variables and references
Goals:
  • start final program on samsung computer
  • Finish integrating code
  • Test the autonomous
  • Made final adjustments to encoder mount
    • test fit on robot
    • had to mill ovals to allow wiggle room
  • Just need to tap and put on robot
People: Cammy, Darius Kevin W, Yuuma, Masa, Sara, Fabrice

Mechanical
ZJ, Jackie, Dylan K

The wheels are in, we made the pins fit in the piston mount for the shooter. We had to sand.

Put together the booth and sanded the pipe connectors.

Monday, January 27, 2014

Day 23, Sunday, January 26, 2014

Electical Team:
What we did:
  • Put together booth
    • Got more PVC pipes
    • Made structure more stable
  • Bumper connections
    • Made fit
  • Broke tools
    • Tap and screwdriver
  • Drilled holes into encoder mount
Goals:
  • Retap encoder mount
People: Masa, Fabrice, Darius, Sara

Mechanical:
Attendance: ZJ, Kevin, Sara, Danielle
  • Made red pipes for booth. Also planned out booth design and fixed battery bot
  • Weld according to the cad design
    • Leave a lot of spare space
    • More tolerance
    • .25 on each side

Sunday, January 26, 2014

Day 22, Saturday, January 25, 2014

Electical:
What we did:

  • Worked on electrical board 
    • Wired and labeled Talons to Power Distribution Board
  • Bumper connections were put onto one bumper 
    • Didn't take into account support bar
    • Find out way to fix it
  • Welded battery mount onto chassis
  • Got 2013 bot to work
  • Confirmed new encoder tap will work
Goals:
  • Tweak battery holder
    • Grind down welds
  • Test hot detect
People: Darius, Peter, Masa, Sara

Mechanical:
Attendance: Jackie W, Danielle, Kevin A, ZJ

Cleaned gears, weld parts, machine parts at BAE van, and grind parts after weld.

Saturday, January 25, 2014

Day 21, Friday, January 24

Electrical
What we did:

  • Second set of bumper mounts
    • not finished yet
  • Testing new encoder mount
    • Change screw size #4
  • Welded part of battery mount
    • Crooked and bent
    • Welds were too thick
Goals: 
  • Finalize all hardware mounts
  • Weld battery mount together
  • Finish second set of  bumper connectors
People:   Masanari, Darius, Yuuma, Peter, Fabrice, Cammy, and Sara

Mechanical
Attendance : Kevin A, ZJ, Jackie, Fabrice, Zach, Khoi, Yuuma, Peter, Masa, Darius

  • Made another encoder plate, cut 1x3x.125 made 1/4 and 1/16 holes
  • Took apart gear box dealt with grease and a stripped screw using vice grips
  • Welded and groud chassis
  • Cut and drilled holes for bumper mounts

Friday, January 24, 2014

Day 20, Thursday, January 23

Electrical
Did:

  • Programming lesson from Mr. Ott
  • Tested 'hot or not' in example code
  • Detected hot and not hot
  • Also detected left or right goals
Goals:
  • Test autonomous program
  • Troubleshooting code because it probably won't work at first
  • Find out how to display images in vision processing
Mechanical
ZJ, Kevin A, Jackie, Danielle, Fabrice, Blake, Masanari

Welded the plates for the intake plates, ground the chassis sides so bumpers can fit ontop. Welced and ground camera mount.

Cut 2 plates for encoder - marked holes and milled out 1/4 and 1/6 holes on plates. Also milled holes in 2 plates would help hold up the electrical board.

Thursday, January 23, 2014

Day 19, Wednesday, January 22

Electrical 

  • Finished painting bumpers and touched them up
    • finished sewing but need to get puffy paint for outlining letters
    • Masanari is making parts that attach to bumpers
  • Autonomous vision
    • started writing an autonomous vision code
    • unclustered target information
    • Found value "hot" and "not hot"
    • Didn't test yet because testboard was disassembled accidentally
    • so the testboard had to be re assembled
    • Looked at tutorials to understand code better
*Programming Lesson tomorrow after team "I'm excited"s.
Production Assembly Electrical Board
  • Started putting on power distributions and talons.
Camelia, Masanari, Darius, Sara, Peter and Blake worked on Electrical today.


Mechanical
Worked on inventory.
We have 4 more axles to make for mechanical. The 2 back drive shaft and 2 puns that hold the piston on chassis.
Parts were cleaned and milled. We finished rivetting the spare wheel and cut angle irons.

Kevin A, ZJ, Dylan B, Dylan K, Jackie and Blake worked on Mechanical today.

Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Day 18, Tuesday, January 21

Electrical

  • Hot detection
    • Found important location code to use autonomous
      • located in "score and rank objects"
    • Uncluster "target info" output from array to cluster
      • unbundle
      • keep unbundling until 'state'
      • which is hot or not
    • use for autonomous case condition
    • analized rest of example code
Goal: Do the actual autonomous and fix vision processing

Fabrication: 
  • Battery mount
    • made all parts except plates
      • struggled making carved out cut  to weld another bar between it
      • used bandsaw to cut it out
  • Belly pan
    • Made all rough cuts
      • still need to cast some sections out for battery and support bars
      • use jigsaw to cut out sections
      • Table saw to cut rough areas
  • Still need to clean and sand parts
Mechanical
Made part drawings for adjusted parts.
Finished shooter!!

Kevin, Dylan K, Dylan B, Masa, Jackie
Marked, cut, mulled parts. Masa worked on bumpers, 75% done, 6/7 riveted wheels.

Danielle, Liana, Sarah
Worked on painting and sewing bumpers.

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Day 17, Monday, January 20

Electrical

  • Tried making autonomous vision code, didn't test it yet
  • Still confused on where to find the part to use for autonomous from vision (hit or not T/F)
  • Question asked on Chief Delphi (got a reply 1/21)
  • Started reading tutorials for help
  • Connected camera LED wire to longer wire
  • Encoder mount tweaked
    • Changed to .25" screws and checked if chains could fit
    • Made drawings of parts to be made later
    • Mount is now 3" x 1"
  • Drilled holes in chassis for encoder
    • made .25" hole and .375" through hole
    • used dremel to make straight hole
    • Drill to finish
Mechanical
Danielle: Cut 10" 1 x 1 x 0.6 with a 30 degree and 60 degree. It was incredibly frustrating and hard to cut 30 degrees, chop saw didn't reach angle needed. It took really long. D:

Sara/Danielle: Worked on bumpers - sewed and painted "3008" on bumpers. Very tedious work.

Kevin: Fixed the CAD for the intake, changed the intake axle supports and used angel irons to further support the plate. Didn't get to finish the holes but will be done by tomorrow. We are using a 1/4" screw with a a 1/16" angle iron.

Monday, January 20, 2014

Day 16, Sunday, January 19

Electrical
Accomplished:

  • Integrated vision processing example code into new test board
    • images move slower that usual
    • got good rectangle score by eliminating outside light
    • how to use vision processing in autonomous ??
    • if hot, shoot, if not, wait until hot and then shoot
    • don't know what to put for case condition statement
  • Made camera mount (physical)
  • Fixed encoder mount CAD
Goals:
  • Continue trying out vision processing autonomous
  • Find out what condition statement will be
Mechanical
Welded the tower back brace of the chassis.

Had trouble with the voltage and wire speed, use recommended voltage for 16 gauge and decrease if necessary. There is a chart in the access panel of the welder for the recommended speed and voltage.

1. Bumper construction: Sara, Jackie - Put team colored fabric over bumpers via sewing. Still need to decide on #'s.
2. Wheel treading: Dylan, Fabrice - Drilled rivet holes in wheels
Need to put treads on wheels

Sunday, January 19, 2014

January 6th, Monday - January 168h, Saturday MASTERPOST

Hello, readers!

The team decided on making this blog more active again! Below is the Journal Entries written in by the Mechanical and Electrical Team from January 6th to January 18th.

Day 03 Monday, January 6th
Electrical
Accomplished:

    • Disassembling and rebuilding testing board
      • Power Distribution Board (PDB) 12v wago connector to 12v-5v adapter for bridge power
      • PDB 20 amp wago to Digital sidecar power with 18 awg wire
      • PDB 20 amp wago to Spike power with 14 awg wire because it's thin enough to bend but thick enough to hold current
      • Used ribbon cable from cRIO digital i/o card to digital sidecare
      • Solenoid connected to cRIO solenoid breakout using provided solenoid wire with 2 pin adapter to fin in slot
      • Brass manifold added to compressor using 1/4" npt to 1/8" npt nipple
        • Added pressure switch and relief valve in addition to the out for the air into the system through 1/4" tubing
      • Connected reservoirs using 1/4" tubing with regulator and gauges immediately after
      • Solenoid takes regulated air from tubing
    • Updated software on computers to 2014
        • Got updates from usfirst.org and kickoff kit
    • Sorted through and put away kickoff parts
Goals for tomorrow:
    • Put majority of electrical components on robot in CAD
    • Gather specific dimensions for electrical board
    • Program test board and finish any wiring needed
Mechanical
Compression Prototyping
1 Berebot Wheel works
Attempt 1, 1 3/4", TOO MUCH
Attempt 2, 1"                             
Kevin A. Dylan B.
 We prototype the intake using a banedbot wheel. We had a 1 3/4"compression and found that there was too much compression. We also started prototyping the launcher doing calculations for trajectory.
Adjusted CAD according to prototype details. Welled with Dr. Wagner on piston stroke and placement of Actuating appendages. Manufactured catapult sides for tomorrow to the CAD.

V= a x d 
e= 5 x 35
E= 17.5 ft 16
f= 60 yr
Ek= YemV^2
f= ma 

Day 04, Tuesday, January 7
Electrical
Goals for next time:
  • Find the rest of the manual
  • Image cRIO & and the board running
  • Write test program for board
Accomplished:
  • Finished board
    • attached reservoir, compressor, and regulators to board.
      • compressor 14 dwg wire connected to spike motor output
    • Changed bridge to new one
      • still need to image tomorrow
      • connected 5v power cable already attached
      • connected ethernet between cRIO & bridge
  • Mostly completed CAD of electronics board
    • attached talons to side boards
    • cRIO put in the middle next to PDB & digital to allow far height
Mechanical
CAD/Prototype Making

Prototyping: Jackie, Danielle, Dylan K.
Today we built the chassis with dimensions of 30 in x 25.5 inches. We cut the 30 in too short so we offset it by 1/2 inches. We connected the structure together with three 3 inch screws for each connecting area. We also built supporting struts to imitate wheel housing with spacing of 8 inches from the outside of bot to outside of closet start. We added "wheels" to imitate height. Two screw for each board. Both sides have wheels.

Goals for nest time: Finish prototype, strengthen test shooter, strengthen shooter

CAD: I (Kevin A) has been CADing the intake. I had to fix it because we are using sheet metal for the bars so I had to find all of the dimensions. I also had to re-constrain everything. Today's goal was to finalize the intake design but we were only able to create the chassis frame for the shooter mount so I was unable to prototype the intake and to start the order list.

The piston was too big to mount directly on top of the chassis to the shooter, we had to extend the piston mount 1.5 inches out and 4/5 up. -ZJ

Dylan prototype-d the shooter apparatus, worked on positioning the shooter and piston in limited space, prototyping intake.

Day 05, Wednesday, January 8
Electrical
What we did:
    • attempted to image the cRIO
      • it didn't work yet
    • trouble shooting
      • got it to work
    • updated software to 2013 cRIO image tool
    • updated cRIO image
    • Cammy's computer successfully imaged cRIO
      • Darius's didn't
    • Deployed cod successfully w/ labview
    • Completed bottom CAD and put into assembly
        • Still need to put up top sections
Things to do:
    • Order 60mm Green LED ring
      • superbright LEDS.com
    • order more reservoirs (pneumatic)
    • fix board code until it is fully functional
    • Complete all CAD of electrical system
Mechanical
Prototype: (Jackie, Danielle, Dylan K) Today we built in the bumpers 30" x 3" that had a 5 screw attachment. 

We created the pivot points for the intake and cut off 2 inch from shooter pivot.

We shortened the intake width from 29" to 27" from inside to inside.

We screwed on the shooter pivot point

We extended the intake arm from 24 in to 26 in, curved the pivot point and screwed on the extensions.
The intake is attached and when we tested it, we succeeded.

Goals for next time: To get the launcher installed onto the prototype.

Worked on supporting ball intake and configuring ball launcher. Prototype-d intake and launcher. Started work on bumpers, tested picking up the ball.

We have managed to find a height and degree for the intake. It is 20" tall and 85 degrees. The prototype of the intake is done which we were able to use to get the height/degree of the intake the piston is the only thing that needs to be mounted.

Day 06, Thursday, January 9
Electrical
What we did:
  • Finished Electrical Board
    • Code deploys on Darius's computer
    • Compressor works tool simple mistake, no PWM cable connected
    • Cleaned up wiring all excess wire was cut
    • Needed to reimage CRIO; image was corrupt
    • Don't use auto strippers; manual strippers are cleaner
    • Replaced short tubes with long tubes to fix leaking
  • CAD is done with minor regenerating errors
    • Found last parts on CAD
    • Make bellypan and put the compressor, the breaker and spike on it.
  • Tested pneumatic
    • Air is all releasing from part 5 solenoid
    • Need to troubleshoot tomorrow
    • Cause is probably because code is for single action solenoids
Mechanical
Drilled hole (1/2') 3/4" from bottom shooter.

Took inventory of sprockets, Bearings, motors, etc.

Cut out two mounts for pistons to move the intake (prototype).
  • Driled 5/16" hole for each mount
*Got to fire prototype shooter - went only about a foot (?) high, failure

Design tweaked piston position to achieve maximum power while conserving as much space as possible.

Designed intake solution to position motors without hindrance of ball when launching.

Changed motor orientation to provide overhead support. Worked on prototype of launcher, internal leaking on electronics board, inconclusive results, pistons never fired at full power for a proper test.

Day 07, Friday, January 10
Electrical
What we did:
    • We continued trying to fix the pneumatic leaking problem from yesterday
      • Tested it, and the solenoid port 5 was no longer leaking
    • Tested pneumatic system with prototype bot
      • added another solenoid for the other piston because one wasn't strong enough
    • Fixed most minor leaks in the pneumatic system
    • Started programming encoders in Begin VI
    • Added another reservoir and relabeled pneumatics
    • Tried using single action at first
    • In testing, the button being held down performed better
Goals:
    • Program encoders tomorrow
    • Troubleshoot program - buttons no longer working on controller for solenoids
    • Vision processing/hot detection
Autonomous:
    • Starting on Outside
      • Lower Intake
      • Drive forward until we reach desired distance from low foal
      • Attempt to detect hot goal
      • Wait until hot goal is detected
      • Shoot ball regardless, if 6 seconds have passed
      • Position for Tele op
        • Reverse a little
          • Reverse all the way to truss
          • Revers to edge of scoring zone then turn around
    • Starting in Middle
      • Drive toward a further distance while lowering intake
      • Turn to one side
      • Detect if goal is hot or not
        • if not hot, wait 5 seconds
      • Shoot ball
      • Turn back straight
      • Position for Tele op
Mechanical
Kevin A, ZJ Lin
We were CADing the intake and shooter. We found that the 4"stroke pistons were not strong enough to lift the intake in so we are changing it to a 12"stroke piston.. We need 21516 in of force to pull in the intake but 4"pistons only gave 100. With the 12" we will have enough. We have added the intake motors with the sprockets and shaftlocks. We still need to mount the pistons and the overhead support.

For the shooter
Prototype-d a working shooter with wood. We found that we need a hard stop for the shooter so the Piston won't get damaged.

Need to configure stopper for the ball and guide to make sure the ball falls straight to the back down center.

Day 08, Saturday, January 11
Electrical
Ecoder shaft
  • 1/4" diameter
  • between 0.25-0.375 length
Encoder Mount -

Did:
  • made a list of autonomous tasks
  • wrote a code for the encoder for autonomous
    • go forward 5 rotations
  • started vision hot detection code
  • continued troubleshooting pneumatic system and test board
  • fixed leaks in pneumatics
    • found out that shot single action pistons - 7ft
  • inserted battery and battery mount in CAD and electrical board CAD
  • wired encoder to testboard
Goals:
  • Test encoder code
  • integrate changes to both computers
  • try double action once more and single action w/ spring assist
  • continue vision processing code
Hot Detect:
  • Find out how to create a Function
  • Find out how to create an If-else statement
Alternative
  • Download Hot-Detect Lab-View Code
    • learn from it
  • DO Tutorial

Mechanical
Prototyping: Dylan K, Jackie W
Added 2 16" beams to hold shooter

16" attached using Bar angled screws

Side - Add elastic assist for shooter
Started to cute metal for fabrication
Goals: Finish up fabrication of parts

Worked on the intake CAD couldn't use 12"piston because it won't give the correct angle. The overhead support still needs to be created and the motor mount has been attached. 

Day 09, Sunday, January 12
Electrical
What we did:
  • CAD
    • Mount for camera
    • Battery holder
  • Prototype
    • Wifi had trouble connecting
    • Cable connection worked, wifi did not
    • Tested prototype 
    • Single action was better than double
Goals:
  • Test encoder
  • Change program back to single action
  • Write program for hot dtect
  • Fix single action
Mechanical
Build: Dylan K, Jackie W, Danielle
Fabricated parts for chassis

Built make-shit High goal.
Goals: Remake Prototype to imitate field conditions

Day 10, Monday, January 13
Electrical
What we did:
  • CAD
    • Worked on encoder mount
    • Add Batter holder to assembly
    • Worked on Bumper connector
  • Prototype
    • Removed the fittings much better
    • Tube length does matter 
    • Tested - very successful
      • 50 psi and 60 psi
      • it scores from a variety of distances
    • Resolved connection w/ simple fix
      • ID
  • Other
    • Fabrice read the vision and hot detection section
Goals:
  • Test encoder
  • Hot detect program
  • Finish bumper CAD
Mechanical
Accomplished: Cut tover bar and Laid out bumper rail holders (x4)

Laid out chassis left/right bottom 2x1 bars (x2)

Tested the shooter and found that if we took the fitting off of the retracting end of the piston, there will be less resistance on the piston when you push because the air escapes faster.

Day 11, Tuesday, January 14
Electrical
Did:
  • Encoder testing
    • tested encoder example code on test board
    • 1 rotation = 250 approx. in encoder dist.
    • wrote encoder code in autonomous 
    • test autonomous
      • motor attached to test board
      • motor ran infinitely at first
  • Hot Detection Target
    • Calculated distances to place retro reflective tape
    • Put down retro reflective tape with clear tape
    • Put black electrical tape onto boders
  • Ordered parts
    • ordered more polycard
  • CAD bumper connections
Goals: 
  • CAD encoder mount
  • Finish encoder testing
  • Start creating bumper connections
  • Update Fabrice's computer
Mechanical
Robot Chassis is being manufactured and part Drawings are being produced and parts are made in an efficient assembly style.

Drawings from "part drawings" table gets cut out and placed to the "cut parts" table and parts from the "cut parts" table gets taken to lay out and milled then finally finished.

Day 12, Wednesday, January 15
Electrical
Accomplished:
  • Encoder mount mostly complete
    • Need to still make holes in chassis for standoffs
  • Configured Fabrice's computer w/ labview and other tools needed in the season
  • Fixed CIM Key in test board
    • flew off during testing
  • Tested Encoder code
    • reading valves
    • Not bad working in Auto
      • debug tomorrow
  • Finished bumper CAD
Goals for tomorrow:
  • CAD Electrical board
    • decided to move battery in back
    • Electronics must be moved
    • Supports need re-configuring
    • Talons and compressor may stay the same
  • Finish configuring and test camera
    • Need 2 more members to learn vision
  • Finish testing encoder
    • Need to debug code
Mechanical
Cut, cleaned, milled, marked

Cleaned pieces with acetone, marked and center punched holes for milling, milled holes on parts.
Cut pieces for chassis and shooter, lightening holes on intake, practiced welding

Day 13, Thursday, January 16
Electrical
Accomplished:
  • CAD bumper
  • Configured camera to a degree
  • Tested encoder, works
  • Bumper connector part drawings
  • Finished CAD battery mount
  • Found some plywood
Encoder Working: Fixed open encoder by putting dig src under encoder library on a source and B source and attaching D10 in open to dig src set constants.
 Auto: used case statement (if encoder dist. > 100 [or whatever value]) rotations then sct motor=1. If false then set to 0. Stop condition to comparison output.

Goals: 
  • Find more plywood
  • Configure camera completely
  • CAD electrical board
  • Get bumper material
  • move all battery wires
*important thing about "if" statements.
use case structure. set t/f condition and wire it into ? w/green wire, there are 2 cases (you can add more) click the true/flase at top. Set actions for true case, and set actions for false case. Just like if/else statement.

Mechanical
Welded today. We did a practice weld today with the welder. We found out that setting the voltage to 70.25 for 1/8 69.75 for 1/16 thick Aluminum.

Results: The assembly line style work for production we one 9.8/10 done with our parts.

Dylan K, Danielle, Jackie, Black

Milled holes in chassis structure and wheels. Cleaned parts 1/ acetone and rubbing alcohol (70%)
Cut more parts (supports for shooter and intake)

File holes on chassis for bearing.

Day 14,  Friday, January 17
Electrical
Done: 
  • Wiring on new light is reversed
  • Green LED arrived and hot detection works
    • Takes pictures every 5 seconds instead of a video (ping is terrible)
  • Cut wood and pool noodles for bumpers
  • Made CAD draft of back encoder shaft
  • Moved Talons to center
  • Fixed compressor CAD
  • Maybe electrical board 16 in long
  • Cad of encoder
Goals:
  • Keep working on bumpers
  • CAD of booth
  • CAD of CVO placement
  • Keep working on hot detection
  • Finish encoder movement
Mechanical
Made part drawing today for lathe. the shafts will be milled tomorrow at BAE Van.
Use grooves for easy installation.

.5 sheets with .44 Diameter
grooves with .0625 thickness

Almost done welding the chassis

We cleaned parts, cut parts and milled parts.

Day 15, Saturday, January 18
Electrical
Accomplished: 
  • Finished Electrical CAD
    • Took out side hanging a little off, 1st bottom board toward new board
    • Double checked measurements to make sure everything fits
      • compression was an inch off
  • Finished cutting plywood and taping noodles
  • Wrapped fabric around 4 of the bumpers
  • Finished encoder mounting on full assembly and added holes in chassis for screws
  • Started testing vision processing with greed LED, only works on example code
Recommended camera settings:
FPS: 15
Compression: 5 
Size: 320x240
Huc: 90 126
Sat 24 : 255
Val: 0-96

Bright: 25
Wht bal: Fixed indoor
Exp val: 6 
Exp control: hold current uncheck "enable backlight"
exp priority: motion

cam type set to 1011
Area size limit: 0.06 (6%)

Goals: continue testing vision processing and try get it to work on regular testboard project also look into snapshots and image calibrating

Mechanical
Cleaned and milled  chassis supports. Started bumper construction (stapling fabric to bumper)

Welded today