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The Blessing of the IR Sensor
The proudest moment for our team was when we were trying to get the Infrared Reflective Sensor to work. The team was already stressed with trying to figure out a way to be able to fit the motor controllers on the chassis without interfering with the placement of the Arduino and the breadboard. We just needed something to go as planned to lift our spirits and give us a little motivation. We had figured out where the IR sensor was going to be placed and Gabe, our programmer, completed the code.
We all took a break because we were so stressed and took some time to test the proper functioning of the sensor. The Reflective sensor was used to complete one of our missions which is to determine the face of the abnormality at the crash site. Once Gabe had ran the code and uploaded it to the Arduino, we placed the crash site in front of the sensor which has faces covered in aluminum and one side that is black.
This side represents the face of the abnormality. The sensor was reading values and we were able to determine the face of the abnormality! Everyone was so relieved and it took a bit of stress off of the whole team. We were able to regroup with the hope that the small victory had given us to solve our other problem and be able to determine a way to fit everything on the OTV. It was nice to see everyone smiling through their masks because one small mission had become a huge win in our eyes.
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