FTC 7314 Engineering Notebook 2015-09-28

Competition Season Meeting

Meeting Date	Meeting Time	Location	Attendees
28-September-2015	6:00-8:00pm	TCHS Brandywine	Trevor, Myles, Josh, Bennett, Amal, Trent, Braden, Jacob

Objectives / Systems	Hypotheses, tests, observations, conclusions, plans
Conveyor Frame prototype	Bennett continued to build the debris lift prototype. Josh worked with Bennett in order to teach him how to use the drill press and they were able to complete drilling the walls of the conveyor in so that they were preperered for the tank treads.
Drive-train	The track modifications to allow testing of 26-Sept's drive-train concept #2 were completed by Braden and Myles Wooden track mounts were cut for the next level prototype of this concept - Amal

Tasks	Reflections
Drive Train	Myles assisted in building in the drive train. He observed Braden construct the drive train. Braden worked on putting on the new parts of the drive train and helped Myles learn how to use certain parts.
intake for scoring elements	Josh worked on cutting and milling pieces in order to create a prototype intake that could be tested. He completed the Job with help from Bennet and Justin. He plans to test and modify the prototype next meeting. Bennet worked to learn the drill. Josh taught him to properly align the drill bit with the place to drill the hole. He also learned to use a punch to mark where holes will be drilled.
Scoring Elements	Justin, Braden, and Josh worked on trying to figure out a way to score the elements. This proved to be pretty tough because the scoring mechanism must cater to both shapes, spheres and cubes. One possible solution is to use an arm system. Josh really liked this idea, mostly for an aesthetic purpose. He saw one team use a similar contraption at a competition last year, and affectionately calls the system the hammer of doom. He's going to try to CAD it this week, so it will be ready for prototyping on Saturday. Another possibility is to use a conveyor bet. This might be more efficient because it has the potential to be really compact and convenient. The team will try to start prototyping this design as well.