Fall KRA [10/6-10/11]

こんにちは, viewers!!!

As you know, we held our annual Fall Kalani Robotics Academy this last week.

KRA setup was rocky, trying to find teachers, setting up kits, setting up the appropriate software, and keeping up with signups.

However, we had a successful turnout. Many people ended up signing up at the door so we know we really need to stretch the amount of available slots next time. Students and teachers closed up on Friday, satisfied with the productive week.

Here's some pictures!

Children's and Youth Day [10/5]

Hello, readers!

Here's a blogpost to tell you about our busy fall break.

The Sunday after we got out of school was Children's and Youth Day, we had our annual tournament downstairs in the Capitol and hosted three school and four teams.

Stevenson Middle School, Kapolei Elementary, and Hongwanji: you all did an excellent job! It was a lot of fun to see your bristlebots race down the tracks, compete in sumo and to hear your cheers! It was very spiriting and we appreciate your participation.

Congrats to all the teams for the awards received at the end, they were all well earned.

McKinely VEX Tournament, [9/20/14]

Say HELLO to the first blogpost of the school year!

Two of our teams, #3008K and #3008A both participated in the last VEX Tournament that could send us to VEX World's this year this weekend at McKinley high school, in the gym.

During qualifications, our teams ran into a few problems. #3008A's motor overheated  and wouldn't work and on of their solenoid cables had to be changed their claw wouldn't work.
#3008K had many problems with their drive train among many other things.

While #3008K did not make it past alliance selection, #3008A was picked by team #6292, the Patriots from the Christian Academy. Together, they chose #2437A, the Lancer Bots from Sacred Hearts Academy.

They advanced into quarter finals, then faced the very talented trio #1841A, the Buff'n Blue from Punahou; #3590A, Waialua; and #4109, 808 Robotics.

Good luck next time, teams! Hopefully this experience will help improve the future teams next year!

Small Apology

A small apology to those who read our blog! During the last few days of build, I didn't find time to update the blog and people got behind on their journals.

Our team recently went to the Alamo Regional we were prepping for. The pit looked good, the robot looked good and so we left a pretty good impression there. We were picked as an alliance by #118 Robonauts and #624 CRyptonite. Together, we became the new champions of the Alamo Regional.

We didn't earn any other awards but that's okay because everyone who won deserved it!

Thanks for the warm welcome, Texas!!

Day 38, Wednesday, February 12

Electrical
Accomplished

• tweaked autonomous more
• calibrated vision
• vision processing VI works
• calibration is time consuming
• hooked up camera

Goals:

try calibration helper VI and integrate it to programming

Day 37, Tuesday, February 11

Electrical
Accomplish

• Tweaked autonomous for testing tomorrow
• Tweaked driver control; all controls functional
• Started mounting LEDs
• on button side of chassis
• used connectors on corners
• ran out of length for any other parts
• more LEDs can be bought for use on triangles and other places
• Can extend connectors by soldering
• for transition to triangles and bottom
• Need to put all electronics back that were taken out when gearbox repaired
• Need to make drivers station new joysticks
• use a board and velcro things on

People: Camelia, Darius, Masanari, Yuuma, Kevin W

Mechanical

Attendance: Jackie, ZJ, Kevin A, Danielle

• Put mech. list of parts to take to Texas (in the fat maxes)
• Created part drawings for new intake
• Started cutting parts for intake
• Shot and scored ball
• Problem with gearboxes
• Put new hard stops on for shooter

Day 34-36 Masterpost

Day 34, Friday, February 7

Electrical

Programming

• DriProgram broke again
• it was retrieved luckily
• Remade "Begin", "teleop", and started an autonomous
• Can't test until robot is finished
• Will test teleop tomorrow
• Decided exactly where solenoid is going
• Fixed intake talon orientation
• Made intake motor wires
• Powered cRIO
• Powered various components

Goals:

• Drill holes in intake for wires
• Hook up pneumatics

People: Sara, Camelia, Darius, Masanari, Fabrice, Kevin, Peter

Mechanical

Jackie, ZJ, Kevin, Danielle

Put together the solenoids and crimp wires.

Day 35, Saturday, February 8

Electrical

• Got dashboard program
• Nothing got deleted today
• Wrote an autonomous program
• not tested yet
• Tried to test vision but couldn't ping camera
• so no image came in
• Fixed up teleop
• Wrote finish VI
• Fixed Begin VI
• Saved lots of backup
• Put together all pneumatics
• tested for leaks
• fixed most of them
• Drilled holes for intake and hardstop
• Put two high pressure tanks and two low pressure tanks

People: Camelia, Darius, Sara, Fabrice, Peter, Masnari, Jackie

Mechanical

Jackie

Help drill holes on intake and shooter. Vacuum while holes were being drilled. Put new tetlon tape on pneumatic fittings.

Day 36, Sunday, February 9

Electrical

LED's we got them to work and we will put them on the intake as soon as it is ready

• Started testing teleop
• Programmed buttons and controllers for teleop
• Finished wiring everything
• Changing first driver to two joysticks

Goals: Change intake motor controls to attack 3 joysticks transmission control

People: Camelia, Darius, Sara, Kevin, Masanari, Fabrice

Mechanical

Jackie, Dylan K, ZJ, Kevin A, Blanke

Fixed the cart. Found that the hard stops on the shooter are wrong. Helped trouble shoot the program and drove the robot.