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* Brad, Braden, Akhila, Morgan and Trevor worked on trying to design and build an effective way to pick up the goals and move them around. | * Brad, Braden, Akhila, Morgan and Trevor worked on trying to design and build an effective way to pick up the goals and move them around. | ||
− | * Trevor created two designs for potential rolling goal possessors. These included a very small linear slide and a small lever both controlled by servos. He also discussed another possible design for a potential rolling goal possessor. | + | * Trevor created two designs for potential rolling goal possessors. These included a very small linear slide and a small lever both controlled by servos. He also discussed another possible design for a potential rolling goal possessor. His new idea used a ramp and a platform to hold the rolling goals which would also include points for getting a rolling goal off of the ground. |
* We figured out that the ramp would not work but that two pegs on the end of the robot ended up working well. | * We figured out that the ramp would not work but that two pegs on the end of the robot ended up working well. | ||
* We settled on trying to use two pegs to move around the goals. | * We settled on trying to use two pegs to move around the goals. | ||
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|''' Working on Linear Slide in SolidWorks ''' | |''' Working on Linear Slide in SolidWorks ''' | ||
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− | * Justin, Josh and Andrew worked on getting custom parts for the | + | * Justin, Josh and Andrew worked on getting custom parts for the linear slide so it can be moved more easily. |
− | * Josh chose to sit at his computer waiting for Andrew the mentor to help him with Solidworks, | + | * Josh chose to sit at his computer waiting for Andrew the mentor to help him with Solidworks, which just may be the most complicated thing in the world! |
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* Laura and Akhila worked on prototyping the ball shooter that they had been working on for the past few meetings. The design includes a wheel powered by a motor, which will work to shoot the ball through a tube. | * Laura and Akhila worked on prototyping the ball shooter that they had been working on for the past few meetings. The design includes a wheel powered by a motor, which will work to shoot the ball through a tube. | ||
− | * We started with making a frame to hold the wheel and motor, so it was more reliable | + | * We started with making a frame to hold the wheel and motor, so it was more reliable, and safer, than just holding it in our hands. |
* Then we cut a slit out of the PVC pipe that the wheel would fit in. | * Then we cut a slit out of the PVC pipe that the wheel would fit in. | ||
* Amal, Nick, and Laura also worked on the tube cutting to make the motor fit inside the tube. | * Amal, Nick, and Laura also worked on the tube cutting to make the motor fit inside the tube. | ||
− | * We accidentally put the wheel at the wrong height and had to redo a lot of work. We learned | + | * We accidentally put the wheel at the wrong height and had to redo a lot of work. We learned the important lesson of measuring before building. |
− | * We finally got a chance to | + | * We finally got a chance to shoot the ball. It definitely seemed to be fast enough to make it into the tallest goal. It was really cool and exciting to watch! |
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Latest revision as of 18:17, 15 November 2014
Competition Season Meeting
Meeting Date | Meeting Time | Location | Attendees |
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Monday, September 22, 2014 | 6pm-9pm | TCHS Brandywine | Akhila, Nick, Brad, Laura, Amal, Braden, Justin, Josh, Morgan, Trevor |
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Prototyping the Goal Moving Device |
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Working on Linear Slide in SolidWorks |
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Shooter Mechanism |
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