Meeting Minutes 20170930

Agenda

• Robot Plans and Design Discussions

• Software Development
• Website Work
• A Productive Saturday

Robot Designs 

• Set out priority plan on game point systems
  • Planned out future agenda based on priorities
• Discussed plans for implementing multiple robot designs

• Discussed several new robot designs, and ideas
  • Plan A-Kevin’s: Easiest to implant
    • Pros: simple, works, less time in build, efficient, more space, adaptable to new changes, fewer electronics –> more useful for other challenges
    • Cons: May be generic, lift could potentially be unstable
  • Plan B-Dump Truck: Needs fast arm and stacking management
    • Pros: Efficient, unique, extra space in middle/ front for added designs, same mechanism for Golden boi, more opportunities for winning awards and moving on
    • Cons: Ambitious, Complex, time consumed from planning
  • Plan C-Angel’s: Big, tricky, loading and unloading

 

• Prototype

 

Progress with Software Team

• Refreshed on Software

• Learned Vuforia

• Source Code Tree lesson
• Created code for C bot.
• Defined 4 motors for C-bot hardware
• Copied and edited driving modes to work with above hardware

Website Work

• Updated the website
• Revised corporate sponsorship form
• Changed the Home Page and created a Meeting Minutes page
• Created an attendance form on Slack

A Productive Saturday

• People were collaborating on the robot design
• Evan has just joined the robotics team
• Nine boxes of pizza were eaten today