Timeline

Initial timeline

Week 3 - 4/22/17

• Test clamp system
• Test servo and actuator control
• Test ToF and IR sensors
• Design robot structure
• Design flowchart
• Design block diagram
• Design electrical system
• Create wiring diagram

Week 4 - 4/29/17

• Prototype of electrical system
• Prototype of robot structure with base, arm and clamp

Week 5 - 5/6/17

• Functional prototype

Week 6 - Week 10

• Improvements

Actual course of action

Week 3 and 4 went as planned. As a team we came up with a mechanical and electrical design as well as a list of materials which we ended up testing once we got the parts. Problems arose around week 5 when we did not actually have a functional prototype, not even close. By the midterm demonstration, we did not have a mechanical system, so the team took Dr. Hurst's constructive criticism to heart and grinded on the project for the next week. We ended up building a mechanical structure by week 6 and had our electrical system ready to implement. By week 7, our mechanical system was tweaked and aligned enough to mount the electrical components. Finally, just before the seeding competition, the team and I worked relentlessly on the robot on Tuesday week 8 to get it ready. After finishing the mechanical and electrical system and lots of testing, Daniel improved a lot of the code the night before the competition, which we were able to pull two blocks simultaneously. As you can see, we barely made the cut on the timeline. We wish we would have started sooner because this would have put less stress on the team.