1-14-2009

From GT RoboJackets

Contents 1 Mechanical 2 Electrical 3 Software 4 General

Mechanical

• 1 prototype mechanical drive base (No kicker, no dribbler) coming soon
• Production robots later
• There will be no dribbler as we plan to use one-touch kicking and because dribbling is hard
• Robot in a box for Valentine's Day
• Production robots by 3/21

Electrical

• Another rev of current board
• Stefan needs to move fwd
  • Encoder
  • Battey dimensions
  • Solenoid dimensions
  • Capacitor dimensions

Software

• Overall Goal: Moving robots that follow rules
  • Architecture - comm between components and rules following
  • Tech Challenge - Specifically Nav challenge as a test of motor control
  • Motion Control - Everything hinges on this, also need path planning
  • Play Game - Rules implementation

General

• No Austria but...
• May classic in Boston?
• Documentation will be a must for us this year