Wednesday, April 18, 2018

Couch Potato - We Finally Have a (Small) Frame

Couch Potato - We Finally Have A (Small) Frame

Now we need to make something bigger

After waiting a while, we finally got our frame finished by the welding crew, which is definitely
a step in the right direction. Unfortunately, the frame came out a bit smaller than we were
expecting, so we went back to the welding crew requesting improvements. While they work
on those, we await our couch from Mr. Burnham, as well as some bigger wheels for the front
of the frame, supporting our motors.


Team members: Darryl, Hazel, Chris, Francisco, Zachary

What Steps Did We Solve:

  1. Test Motors - Done - We have tested our motors, and they function correctly.
  2. Test Motor Controller - Done - We have tested our motor controller, and it functions correctly.
  3. Plan Frame - Done - We have designed a versatile frame for our couch, and visited the Welding class.
  4. Moving Care with Joystick - Done - We have figured out how to move the car with our joystick code.
  5. Finishing Touches on Frame Planning - Done - Our frame is ready, and is being built.
  6. Cleaning the Wheels - Done - The wheels are as clean as we can get them with what we had.
  7. Testing Motor Control with Joystick and Coding - Done -  We need to use our coding and a joystick to check how the joystick controls the motor, and how will it steer. 

Next Steps:

 List all the current steps in order of priority. Mark "Pending", "In Progress", "Road Block", "Done"
  1. Build Frame - In Progress - Our frame is currently being built by the welding crew.

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