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Our build process is divided into the following five stages:
 
Our build process is divided into the following five stages:
*Brainstorming & Goal Setting
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* Brainstorming & Goal Setting
*Prototyping
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* Prototyping
*Designing
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* Designing
*Building
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* Building
*Testing, Debugging & Training
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* Testing, Debugging & Training
  
 
We prototyped the following features:
 
We prototyped the following features:
*Ball Lift
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* Ball Lift
*Ball Shooter
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* Ball Shooter
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* Feed to Ball Shooter
  
 
===Week One - Brainstorm, Prototype & Research (1/8-1/14)===
 
===Week One - Brainstorm, Prototype & Research (1/8-1/14)===
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* Ball lift mounted onto robot
 
* Ball lift mounted onto robot
 
* Team logo created
 
* Team logo created
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* Ball feed to shooter prototyped
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* Hopper built
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* Bumpers started
  
 
;[[DEWBOT II Week Four Build Season Photo Gallery|Week Four Photo Gallery]]
 
;[[DEWBOT II Week Four Build Season Photo Gallery|Week Four Photo Gallery]]

Revision as of 13:45, 23 August 2009

Our build process is divided into the following five stages:

  • Brainstorming & Goal Setting
  • Prototyping
  • Designing
  • Building
  • Testing, Debugging & Training

We prototyped the following features:

  • Ball Lift
  • Ball Shooter
  • Feed to Ball Shooter

Week One - Brainstorm, Prototype & Research (1/8-1/14)

  • Brainstorm session on 1/8
  • Build sub-teams
  • Inventoried & organized the Kit of Parts
  • Started prototyping & testing:
  • Ball Lift
  • Ball Shooter
Week One Photo Gallery

Week Two - Complete prototyping, robot design & begin build (1/15-1/21)

  • Lift designed using AutoCad
  • Lift construction seriously underway
  • Building gets underway
Week Two Photo Gallery

Week Three - Robot design, part fabrication & build (1/22-1/28)

  • Prototyped Ball Shooter
  • Learn how to join latex tube ends to make ball lift cords
  • Build & Test Ball Lift
  • Build Ramp (Field Equipment)
Week Three Photo Gallery

Week Four - Build (1/29-2/4)

  • Drive wheels, gearboxes & motors mounted
  • Shooter assembled off robot
  • Ball lift mounted onto robot
  • Team logo created
  • Ball feed to shooter prototyped
  • Hopper built
  • Bumpers started
Week Four Photo Gallery

Week Five - Build (2/5-2/11)

Week Five Photo Gallery

Week Six to Finish - Finish Build - Test & Debug (2/12-2/21)

  • Start
  • Testing
  • Identifying & fixing bugs
Week Six & c. Photo Gallery