List of Decisions

List of Decisions

· Status Update meeting on Wednesday, February 16^th: Rodrigo proposed changing the EOAT from a gripper to an electromagnet because of the lack of material and the cost required to make the gripper. The decision to make the EOAT an electromagnet is made.

· Status Update meeting on Wednesday, February 23^rd: Rodrigo proposed to limit the picking location to two locations. Each location has its own part present sensor. The goal is to make the process simple to minimize the number of input/outputs needed for this application.

· Status Update meeting on Wednesday, February 23^rd: Tareq suggested the electrical drawings be made by Multisim instead of AutoCAD. Multisim is simpler and more colourful than AutoCAD.

· Status Update meeting on Wednesday, March 9^th: Rodrigo proposed setting the overtravel limit for the Z-axis movement using the program only and not using the limit switch. The reason is the limited number of digital inputs Arduino has and to minimize the cost.

· Status Update meeting on Wednesday, March 16^th: Rodrigo proposed installing the complete cell in the portable box to make it easier to move the robot. At some point, the robot has to be moved to different locations to be displayed. This task must be done without damaging the robot while transportation. Hence, the need for such a box is essential.

· Status Update meeting on Wednesday, March 23^rd: Tareq suggested minimizing the number of steps in the auto operation. This could make the program simpler and easier to finish by the deadline.

· Status Update meeting on Wednesday, March 23^rd: The team decided to book the final presentation on April 14^th to give more time to make the code better and operation smoother.

· Status Update meeting on Wednesday, March 23^rd: Tareq proposed making the auto operation about moving one screw only to minimize the Code and the cycle time.