RoboCupMechanicalDev2009
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This page houses our complete current development schedule and tasks.
September 2009
- Briefing of new members on 08 mechanical system.
- Conduct a phased maintenance and overhaul on 2008 fleet. Two robots at a time. Starting with worst condition.
- Disassembly and Cleaning
- Modifying motor shafts by putting in holes for set screws.
- Investigate part failures and problems.
- Omni Wheels
- O-ring retention on rollers.
- Carpet collection by omni wheels.
- Omni Wheels
- Getting members Autodesk Inventor 2009
- Identify and assign subteams / subsystems
- Dribbler
- Drivetrain (Omni Wheel & Gearboxes)
- Kicker
- Chipper
- Chassis & Integration
Drivetrain
- Procure appropriate carpet samples.
- Design & Build test rig. Jack up 1 robot w/ small bocks, restrain it, and run 1 wheel on samples.
- Compare with other teams omni rollers.
- Develop conclusions and recommendations based on tests conducted.
- Work with software team to get full movement performance metrics of last years robot.
- As a starting point for working with gears consult:
- 2007 TE Session Slide on Power Transmission (Pages 6, 7, 13 & 14)
- Wikipedia's Page on Gears
- WM Berg's Technical PDF on Gears (very comprehensive 40 mb +)
Kicker
- Work with electrical team on custom solenoid design.
- Look at other teams for reference & inspiration.
- Compare last years design to other teams.
Chipper
- Work with electrical team on custom solenoid design.
- Look at other teams for reference & inspiration.
- CMDragons (CMU) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqLA8prsVhw)
Dribbler
- Work with software team to formulate a testing time line for last years dribblers and construct performance metrics.
- Compare last years with other teams dribblers.
- As a starting point for working with gears consult:
- 2007 TE Session Slide on Power Transmission (Pages 6, 7, 13 & 14)
- Wikipedia's Page on Gears
- WM Berg's Technical PDF on Gears (very comprehensive 40 mb +)
