Timeline

Below is our original timeline and our actual achieved timeline. Our original plan was drafted in week 3 and had everything prototyped by the end of week 4 and the reset of the term was for debugging. We ended up actually spending weeks 3 through 6 getting prototypes of each system and weeks 7 through 9 completing assembly and doing testing. One reason for this is because we would prototype and complete a system such as the frame before moving on to a different system such as the wheels.

Plan:

• Week 3: Design finalized, parts ordered, prototype manipulator, prototype distance computer vision, prototype jabber
• Week 4: Prototype base and donut with movement, prototype computer vision for manipulator
• Week 5: Debugging and demo
• Week 6: Continue debugging, integrate strategy
• Week 7: Continue debugging
• Week 8: Continue debugging
• Week 9: Win

Executed:

• Week 3: Design of frame finalized. Preliminary computer vision tested.
• Week 4: Frame design finalized. Corner brackets printed. Gripper prototyped.
• Week 5: Wheel assemblies prototyped. Wheel motor mount prototyped. Poker prototyped. Parts ordered or acquired.
• Week 6: Complete inner frame with donut. Wheel assemblies complete.
• Week 7: Completed mechanical frame. Coding for specific motors in progress.
• Week 8: Finished basic control and fine tuning of z, y, and z motors. Completed gripper with functioning motors. Debugging.
• Week 9: Full integration complete. Completed successful test runs. Achieved full points during the competition.