SURG Update:¶

Spring SURG¶

• Stefan gave us the $500!!!
• Our roboclub account is now ~+$500
• This mean, if your project needs to order something, this is how the process will work:
  • 1) You get together the vendor, part number, and costs for the item
  • 2) Email me (aburks@) that info, and a reason
  • 3) I forward the email to the Treasurer (Jimmy Bourne)
  • 4) Treasurer orders the parts, possibly with other projects stuff too (delaying order time occasionally)
  • 5) Our account is debited, and Jimmy gives us the parts when they arrive
• If you need to rush deliver something, make that clear in the email

Fall SURG¶

• We applied in time!
• Gannt chart made me realize that it will be hard.
• The "research" element comes from a big push to LEMUR-style midi communication protocol
  • This bot will have to use that protocol
  • If it works, we will probably transition all our bots to MIDI (but expense the transition in the next spring SURG)
• We need to model the vibraphone before summer
• Design should all take place during summer
• Jump right into vibratron construction as soon as school starts in fall
• Come up with a better name than "Vibratron"?

Project Updates:¶

Whamola¶

• Status:
  • top tensioner is nearly good to go
    • DOESNT PULL STRAIGHT?!?!?1
    • a few screws are missing
    • a few bolts are missing
    • we need to gear on a pot
      • figure out the gears you will use, then use that to determine how many rotations you need in the pot.
  • Hitting mechanism on hold
  • picking mechanism: Dan C
    • Get a materials order in, sooner is better
    • Nico is looking for a machining project, if you have drawings he can do it in a class
  • Anyone who needs parts for this (bolts, metal, picks) place order with the new system NOW

Flutophone¶

• Status:
  • needs finger repair
  • needs air check

Xylobot¶

• Status:
  • mechanically re-done (thanks Jerry)
  • that one note just still wont work...
    • Mike S: which note? be sure.
    • Nico: ETA?
    • Throw the mega back in
    • combine nice pcb with vibra-order

Drumbot¶

• Status:
  • parts out for water-laser cutting
  • dhsope out until after ASME competition

Electronics¶

• Power supplies
  • new ones need to be wired for walls
  • use the shit-ton of cords behind the ECE bench to steal plugs
  • quick and easy job
  • rohan? want to head up this project?

Programming¶

MIKE YOU CAN FILL THIS IN

Performance Updates:¶

Mr Pantaleo¶

• I told him about April 23rd, and he is checking (standardized tests might be in the way)

Carnival¶

• We were accepted without really applying
• Now we need to return a form to verify that we are going
• Yes or No? In our Out? Red pill or Blue pill? We need to decide NOW!!!
  • DECISION: Yes, In, Red
• We will def. have a great:
  • xylophone
  • bass drum
  • snare drum
  • hi hat
• compose for this constraint
• add in fluto-section or wham-section if ready

Craig Ferguson¶

• Roger Dannenberg (our advisor) says we can use McBlare if we want
• Roger also really likes the idea of us working with Eric Singer (LEMUR)