Status Updates: 10/22/10¶
Weeks of 10/08/10 - 10/22/10
- SURG Proposed! Did everyone join the project online?
- ...We submitted it, right?
Current Projects:
- SURG - Traffic Navigation - Ben, Dan Shope, Dan J., Vinay, Dev
- Awesome progress! Demo time!
- Sensors work now that other things don't mess them up.
- Collimator for the sensor - doesn't look like we need this anymore.
- Need to get supplies and make a map for the bots.
- Possibly use a whiteboard, or black tape, or printed
- Sensors and MUX's have been ordered
- Nico will start work on a MUX so we can have all the sensors working.
- Progress here?
- Introductory Labs - John, Alex, Joseph, Abe, James, Nico
- Biggest issue: document what robots work for Lab1 and 2
- People assigned to this: Alex, Abe, John H, James
- Progress on Lab2
- Many people passed the checkpoint - well done!
- Extended one week
- Ben working on wireless test and referee
- Biggest issue: document what robots work for Lab1 and 2
- Diagnostic Station - John H.
- Mechanical side is largely developed, need people interested in interfacing the electrical system with the mechanical system.
- SURG proposal submitted
- Everyone should accept the invitation
- Scout - Dan Shope
- Scoutfly v1.1 Arrived! 5 boards from Gold Phoenix
- Began soldering/assembly on Thursday
- Breakfly arriving this week from ITeadStudio
- Moving to 100:1 ratio motors (3-4mph, 10lb payload) for increased torque
- BOM Test code (send,receive) - Evan, Abe, Justin S
- Similar to http://www.arcfn.com/2009/08/multi-protocol-infrared-remote-library.html
- Using modified Sharp protocol
- Got a contact for Gumstix, sending a donation/sample request - Chris Mar
- Scoutfly v1.1 Arrived! 5 boards from Gold Phoenix
- Talk to companies for funding
- Qualcomm
- SpaceX
- Good old ticket ideas
- Reminder to start on some of these as assigned last week.
- Filter Design - Emily
- Rangefinders Fitting - Brad, Ben P, Megan
- From last week: Speak with Megan - Ben P
- Did this happen?