Build Season

HOT Second – Week 3 (Jan. 25)

Jackie Caradonna

Video Summary

Electrical – Derek P

  • Completing pre-season/inventory: counted terminals, ordered to parts
  • Started up motor controller test boxes to test new and old motors and see what’s working
  • Starting drivetrain wiring and prepping the electrical panel
  • Building pneumatic test bench to give for the programmers to test their pneumatic components

Programming – Aidan S

  • Tuning the PID for speed control
  • Testing the color sensor to read control panel/wheel of fortune
  • Programming strip chart to display Dashboard Values on Graph
  • Tuning vision control to see the balls and power port

Field Assembly – Olivia W

  • Finishing assembly of the inner/outer port on the practice field
  • Putting up walls on practice field
  • Dividing the sub-team into two groups

Assembly – Joe F

  • Continuing to prototype intake and shooter

Communications – Carter C

  • Finalizing shirts and buttons to promote team recognition
  • Updating team trade shirt based on requests from other teams
  • Writing up Woodie Flowers nomination to recognize a team mentor
  • Working on the HOT second (hey!) to provide weekly information updates
  • Coming up with ideas for a potential designs for a retractable banner to use at HOT events

Machining – Alex M

  • Making parts for our drivetrain and prototype systems
  • Continuing to train new team members so they are ready to take over the machines

CAD – Zach B-B

  • Integrating design prototypes and working on final designs for the robot
  • Drawing up plans for the robot parts and sending them to the machining group to fabricate the parts