Project X - skirt Skirt

Project X- Mounting the motor and Planning the seat

Project X- What was the Most Important Thing?

Today we made new plans for mounting the motor. We added the a new plate that we will weld on when we get back then bolt the motor to that. We also set up a plan for the seat and are getting ready to tell the weld team our plans for that

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Team members: Zoe, Connor, Jonathon

What Steps Did We Solve:

We got the wheels ready to attach to the frame and started attaching them

Next Steps:

1. weld rear frame to front frame- complete
2. Look for back wheels to drift- COMPLETE
3. Plan motor and wheel  frame? - Complete-
4. mount motor - Pending
5. attach seat- Pending 
6. add pegs for feet

Couch Potato - Waiting on the Couch and Frame

Couch Potato - Waiting on the Couch and Frame

Everything is Ready Except the Big Pieces

With coding more or less complete, we are really just waiting on our frame and couch for the final tests.
Our frame is due to be delivered sometime next week, courtesy of the welding class. Our couch is still
MIA, and we await its arrival, whenever that may be. As for the wheels, since we do not really have
proper cleaning supplies, they won't be getting any cleaner than they are now, which is not saying
much. If that greasy substance becomes a problem, we will have to find another way to clean them.

Project Page: Couch Potato Project Page

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.

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.
2. Testing Motor Control with Joystick and Coding - Pending -  We need to use our coding and a joystick to check how the joystick controls the motor, and how will it steer. 

Project X - Vroom Vroom

Project X- Mounting the motor 

Project X- What was the Most Important Thing?

Today we welded a piece of medal to the back axis in order to mount the motor and planned how wee were gonna mount the motor 

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Team members: Zoe, Connor, Jonathon

What Steps Did We Solve:

We got the wheels ready to attach to the frame and started attaching them

Next Steps:

1. weld rear frame to front frame- complete
2. Look for back wheels to drift- COMPLETE
3. Plan motor and wheel  frame? - Complete-
4. mount motor - Pending
5. attach seat
6. add pegs for feet

3/27/2018 Project Zenith

Heading - What did we do today?

 Today our team has decided to reprint the caster and fix another one onto our platform so our robot has the ability to start moving again. Were also starting to plot out how our program will be structured to accommodate the movement of our project. More research online is still needed.

Project Page: http://steamclown-robots.blogspot.com/p/am-turtle-bot-1.html

Team members: Ronald and Jesus 

Next Steps:

 List all the current steps in order of priority. Mark "Pending", "In Progress", "Road Block", "Done"

1. Start programming our robot

Project X - It looks like a trike

Project X- It looks like a trike

Project X- What was the Most Important Thing?

Today we followed are blue print and welded the pipe in between the back frame to hold the axle.  We also planned where to put the motor and how we are going to mount it. We watched Harrison weld things. 

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Team members: Zoe, Connor, Jonathon

What Steps Did We Solve:

We got the wheels ready to attach to the frame and started attaching them

Next Steps:

1. weld rear frame to front frame- complete
2. Look for back wheels to drift- COMPLETE
3. Plan motor and wheel  frame? - Complete-
4. mount motor - Pending
5. attach seat
6. add pegs for feet

R you C-ing this?

The controller - Establishing a connection

Before downloading the app that acts as our controller for our little robot, we need to attach the bluetooth module to the car first. Next, we need to turn bluetooth on on our phone and connect it to the module.

Project Page - http://steamclown-robots.blogspot.com/p/blackbug.html

Team members: List, Your, Team, Members, Here

What Steps Did We Solve:

1. Finish fixing the frame of the car Done
2. Hook up the power harness to the frame of the Car Done
3. test the motors Done
4. apply the coding Done
5. changed slides  Done
6. Research what our Bluetooth Module does Done
7. Find out what the motor controller does and how it works compared to the one in the instructables site Done

Next Steps:

 List all the current steps in order of priority. Mark "Pending", "In Progress", "Road Block", "Done"

1. Choose a code to upload into our Arduino In progress
2. Connect the BT Module to the Car In progress
3. Establish a connection via bluetooth from the phone to the BT Module In progress
4. Find code that fits and functions with out motor controller. Pending
5. Test the coded outcome Pending (Extra steps added here)
6. Edit the coding to actually move on command, and not randomly. Pending
7. Hook up the controller for the car Pending

Couch Potato - Frame Works and Dirty Wheels

Couch Potato - Frame Works and Dirty Wheels

Getting the Frame Started

A visit to the welding crew began the process of our frame. We opted to have their afternoon class work
on it, and we were given a completion time frame of approximately one week. Once completed, they
will bring it to our classroom for our use. Aside from that, we continued to clean the wheels, which
proves to be quite difficult, what with our only cleaning supplies being a bag of baby wipes.

Project Page: Couch Potato Project Page

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.

Next Steps:

 List all the current steps in order of priority. Mark "Pending", "In Progress", "Road Block", "Done"

1. Build Frame - In Progress - With our frame planned, we need to have the Welding team begin building it.
2. Cleaning the Motors - In Progress - The motors are dirty, and need to be cleaned out.
3. Testing Motor Control with Joystick and Coding - In Progress -  We need to use our coding and a joystick to check how the joystick controls the motor, and how will it steer.