With the lockup date only nine days away, Chaos Theory is hard at work fixing problems that were realized during the 8th Milestone and completing the chute module.
The car module suffered from a lack of traction, so we are adding rubber bands to the outsides of the wheels. If that doesn't help, we will be reducing the gearing on the double gearbox that drives the wheels. The front gate proved to be a bit jerky and rotated too fast to be controlled, so we are reducing the gearing on the planetary gearbox that controls the gate as well as adding a pillow block to the end of the motor shaft to ensure that the drive gears stay meshed. Additionally, we will be raising the front chute slightly so that it does not catch on the carpeting.
Over Thanksgiving, the wooden superstructure of the chute module was cut and glued. This afternoon we milled the delrin sliders (to which the chute will be attached), and tomorrow we will be machining the rails which the sliders ride in. The chute itself will be bent as soon as we can get a waterjet appointment to have the metal cut.
Schedule:
Tuesday, Nov 30: Finish installing pillow block on gate, begin working on drive motors, machine chute rails
Wednesday, Dec 1: More work on drive motors, preliminary assembly of chute, (waterjet?) cut the chute metal
Thursday: Dec 2: Tweak gate action, practice driving, (waterjet?) cut the chute metal if not already done
Friday, Dec 3: (waterjet?) cut the chute metal if not already done, bend the chute, practice driving
Saturday, Dec 4: Final assembly of the chute, test & tweak chute
Sunday, Dec 5: Rest
Monday, Dec 6: Practice with both modules on field, make any necessary adjustments
Tuesday, Dec 7: Practice with both modules on field, make any necessary adjustments
Wednesday, Dec 8: Bot lockup
Thursday, Dec 9: Competition!
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