Rovers Found on Thingiverse

Moon Rover Body versions 1 and 2
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:15528
http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:15717

Tri-Track "Wall-E" - This would be a great chassis to link with a non-functional Wall-E from Toys "R" Us
http://www.thingiverse.com/image:91655

Project Guidelines – September 29, 2012

To put our projects into a little better focus, here are some new guidelines. 

Please make sure conceptual design reviews, as a minimum, provide cost, detailed schedule, and plastic filament requirements.  Project managers; please provide preliminary cost estimates to me by Monday so I can request funding. 

Please put all presentation and project documentation in the Drop Box folder. 

Mission payload – (a) the spider and rover (tracked vehicle) should be designed to carry the EE444 standard sensor array (2 IR Rangers, Laser, Camera, plus support electronics and power), (b) The Nano-copter to carry one fixed hobby video camera only (all control to be provided from the MC3 or another bot), (c) RoFi to carry an Android phone with mid-range IR ranger replacing the ultrasonic ranger.

3D modeling of new standard sensor array should have already been started. If you have not done so already secure existing 3D models. To meet student friendly requirement, I am tending towards a more autonomous scan/tilt platform, with small Arduino preprocessing IR data, controlling the laser, and camera power on/off. This secondary microcontroller would then communicate with the chassis mounted Arduino over an I2C serial interface. 

Spider – Baseline the hexapod. Every project must balance cost, schedule, and performance. Our schedule is fixed, and I am worried that our low cost solution cannot be reverse engineered, designed, and fabricated in less than 10 weeks.  Therefore, we must accept a little higher cost. With the design decision to go with the hexapod made we can start fabrication of the legs immediately, while designing the interface to the scan/tilt platform.

BiPed – ROFI fabrication should begin immediately. Divisions to provide support necessary to begin 3D design of next generation ROFI immediately.

Tracked Rover – Assume use of Robot Shop components or substitutes (please provide me with a copy of your presentation so I can provide better focus). Assume form factor (key dimensions of existing RobotShop rover) but not shape of existing rover. This will allow 3D dimensional modeling to begin immediately.

Nanocopter – Unfortunately, this bot is still in the research phase.  

Thank you

Thank you all for your hard work, it has not gone unnoticed. In the end, I really hope everyone had as much fun as I did. Best of luck in the future and let me know if you need any help.

Final Agenda

Final Agenda for Monday May 14th, 2012

Deliverable Products

Hardware

RepRap: by Steven, Aric and Sirac  

FoBo: by Roena, Gianela and Anthony

Scan/Tilt: by Roena and Tuan

Modeling Files (zip)

Blender Scan/Tilt of FoBo’s Head: by Noel

Solidworks model of FoBo: by Alfred

Papers

                  Solidworks Manual: by Roena

                  Controlling 18 Servos (Servo Shield): by Anthony

                  RepRap Tips/Tricks:

·       Tips and Tricks: by Steven

·       Heated bed: by Sirac

·       Compiling Software: by Sunny

·       Design Software and Troubleshooting: by Aric

·       Repair and Maintenance: by Gianela

Battery Protection: by Chandra and Tuan

FoBo’s Moves and Possible Modifications: by George

Modeling FoBo’s Head in Blender: by Noel

Class Package: by Gianela

FOBO in SolidWorks.

Hello FoBa

"She's sexy and she knows it"

FOBO walking :D

Sasha Growing Up!

Printing filament holder for itself!

Hello World :D

FoBo being born :)

Agenda for Wednesday May 9th, 2012

 

Agenda/Presentations

• Continue Building
• Grading Strategy – President Hill
• Updated Low-Voltage Battery Protection Circuit – Chandra/Tuan
• Updated Servo Document – Anthony
• Final Planning – Documentation and/or presentation and/or F’12 Lectures
• Contact list with expertise (consultants) – Class

It's ALIVE Muahhahah!

Agenda for Wednesday May 2nd

Agenda/Presentations

• Critical path to operational Rep Rap – Team Rep Rap to lead discussion

• Scan/Tilt Prints Update – Tuan to lead discussion

• FOBO SolidWorks Modeling Update – Team Robotics to lead discussion

• Next Generation FOBO Documentation and Planning – George to lead discussion

• Announcements and Rep Rap Documentation  – Gianela to lead discussion

• Project Manager meetings with the Program Manager

• Program Manager meetings with the President  

Out with the old In with the New! Ramps V1.4

It never ends Ughh!

Jonathan has pointed out that our low battery solution only safes FoBo - what we also need to do is cut power to the robot after the shut down sequence is completed to avoid damaging the battery. Looks like a job for Chandra and Tuan.