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== Meeting GOALS ==
 
== Meeting GOALS ==
 
* Research: Robot Batteries: Research best practices for maintaining our batteries. We may have inadvertently damaged our existing batteries in recent weeks.  
 
* Research: Robot Batteries: Research best practices for maintaining our batteries. We may have inadvertently damaged our existing batteries in recent weeks.  
* Mechanical: Robot fender is rubbing main tank tread on right side.  Need to increase the extend spacer height.  This is interfering with repeatable autonomous runs.  
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* Mechanical: Robot fender is rubbing main tank tread on right side.  Need to extend spacer height to lift fender.  This is interfering with repeatable autonomous runs.  
 
* Electrical: Power supply wiring is longer than needed, would like to shorten where possible.
 
* Electrical: Power supply wiring is longer than needed, would like to shorten where possible.
 
* Drivers: Verifying that our recent debris pickup modification to prevent blocks from escaping works well and does not cause any other problems.
 
* Drivers: Verifying that our recent debris pickup modification to prevent blocks from escaping works well and does not cause any other problems.
 
* Video Production: Organize this effort and plan for having a video for our Harrisburg qualifier.
 
* Video Production: Organize this effort and plan for having a video for our Harrisburg qualifier.
* Wrap-Up: Decide and communicate meeting schedule for the remainder of the week.
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* Wrap-Up: Decide and communicate meeting schedule for the remainder of the week.
 
 
 
 
  
 
==Research==
 
==Research==

Revision as of 15:20, 13 February 2016

Competition Season Meeting

Meeting Date Meeting Time Location Attendees
TCHS Brandywine

Meeting GOALS

  • Research: Robot Batteries: Research best practices for maintaining our batteries. We may have inadvertently damaged our existing batteries in recent weeks.
  • Mechanical: Robot fender is rubbing main tank tread on right side. Need to extend spacer height to lift fender. This is interfering with repeatable autonomous runs.
  • Electrical: Power supply wiring is longer than needed, would like to shorten where possible.
  • Drivers: Verifying that our recent debris pickup modification to prevent blocks from escaping works well and does not cause any other problems.
  • Video Production: Organize this effort and plan for having a video for our Harrisburg qualifier.
  • Wrap-Up: Decide and communicate meeting schedule for the remainder of the week.

Research

Mechanical

Electrical

Programming

Field Elements



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