New practices

could we please post the practice dates and times

Schedule

Goals

• New drive system/new robot body DEC-20th
• Loading design / side arms DEC-27th
• Shooter JAN-5th
• Finish Robot/ finish programing JAN-17th

Teams

• Sidearms: Conner
• Shooter: Brad, Sean
• Drive: Colin, Matt
• Loading: Scott, Jordy
• Programing: Sean Scott
  

12/10/09 Meeting Notes

Today it was only Brad and I who showed up. We discussed how to redesign the robot by using a combination of different ideas we got from other robots at the competition. We decided to have 3 different ideas to test, 4-h's spinning arm, tech-bricks pullback gun, and the ping pong ball shooter. Brad and I started work on the spinging arm and fond out some import measurements. The best length of the Lexan is 6.25 inches to have the most amount of distance per through.

new robot

11/24/09 Meeting notes

We have completely redesigned the robot to shoot the balls by using a baseball like arm swinging vertical. We also finished a prototype of the ball feeding mechanism. This is a V live pace of cardboard to direct the balls to a central point (right under the the arm). We ran some test on the shooting and it was a success, the balls shot out like a gun.

Crunch Time

OK Guys we learned about both the competition and our robot at this weekend's scrimmage.  Like last year, we'll need to modify our design a lot and we have three weeks until the MD competition on 12/5.  While there is a lot to get done, I'm very confident we can and will be successful.  We are going to need to expand the working sessions and will be having build sessions on each of the following days:

I don't expect everyone can make all the practices - please make the ones you can and remember school does come first.  I am hoping to take advantage of the time from half days in the Howard County School system during the thanksgiving break.  I'm also happy to schedule other session if requested

Mon 11/16, 4 -6 pm

Thur 11/19, 4 - 6 pm

Sun 11/22, 6 - 8pm

Mon 11/23, 2 -4 pm

Tues 11/24, 2 -4 pm

Wed 11/25, 2-4 pm

Fri 11/27, noon - 2pm

Sun 11/29 6 - 8pm

Tues 12/ 1, 4 -6pm

Thur 12/3, 6-8pm

Fri 12/4, 6-8pm

Sat 12/5, The MD State Championship!

Thanks

11/13/09 Meeting notes

Tonight we discovered a new way on getting the balls into the goal by using a metal pole attached to a motor. This would spin 360 degrees and as the balls role in it would catapult them. We also worked on programing. We broke the telop program in to 4 parts (movement, arm, bucket tilt, and Lego arms on the side). Using that we could test part of the program without working about a glitch in another part. Once all the separate parts work we combine them in to the one telop program. Currently we have a working drive and arm programs.

Longer Build Session on Sunday

Guys:
Given all we need to complete, I'm going to have practice start a bit earlier next Sunday.  Please confirm via the comments button if you can come earlier

october 25 meeting

In the last meeting we worked on completing the main arm, arm to release the balls, and bucket/scooper. The arm to release the balls sounded like it was going good. i think we completed a scale model of the ramp. we are making a lot of progress with the robot. Thanks to Mr.Reidy we have plenty of gears to complete the arm.

Friday Practice (10/30)

As we discussed last night there will be an optional build session on Friday from 4 - 6:00pm.  Please respond if you are able to attend

thanks
Mr R