Attendance:

Alex, Zach, Drew, Danielle

Goals:  

All

• Practice driving the robot

Builders

• Finish all aspects of the robot

Programmers

• Test and fix any issues with the program

Meeting Notes

Programmers

• Reviewed and fixed program
• Found circumference of a sprocket (7.85″)
• Found amount of ticks, a measurement of sprocket and gear movement in 3 different distances: 950 in 6.5″, 1120 in 1 rotation and 86 in 1″.
• Added a variable
• Changed the amount the linear lift would go in 1 level and added fine tuning buttons
• Found that drive motors were inverted. Tested and fixed the issue.

Builders

• Attached plexiglass in a pentagon shape with 2 right angles
• Discussed the pro’s and con’s of horizontal and vertical weather stripping pads. Eventually chose vertical so the blocks would not get stuck diagonally on the horizontal stripping.
• Attached a rectangular metal plate to back of the claw mechanism to prevent block from going under the lift/claw and immobilizing the robot
• Discussed cutting of a corner of the claw so we can see where the block is
• Discussed adding metal support poles to the inside of the claw to keep the claw from bending