Gems of Wisdom for future 218'ers
Gems of Wisdom for future 218'ers
Start the project as early as possible
Make sure every task has a specific owner
At the very beginning, define all the events and communication signals between Leader and Follower PICs
Please don't be too ambitious as you need to balance the project with other classes and personal life
Checkpoints are more for guidance and timeline of the project. Don't stress too much about getting the checkpoints. It takes a lot of effort and time to finish the third checkpoints
Appreciate the time and hard work of your teammate!
The encoder reading is not very constant. It could be a good idea to get rid of encoder sensing and control law if it takes too much time to figure out encoder, a super STURDY mount is necessary to make it work well.
The Debugger is a very helpful tool. Please make good use of it! (shout out to the 2023 ME218D group! )
ALWAYS. BRING. SNACKS.
If you're going to stay late any night, make sure it is the two nights leading up to the deadline
start debugging EARLY