Written By: Lucas Gutierrez (Project Manager for ModWheels) & Charles Banuelos (Design & Manufacturing Division Manager) Worked On By: Charles Banuelos (Design & Manufacturing Division Manager) & Lucas Gutierrez (Project Manager for ModWheels) Table of Contents Introduction After verification of components, assembly of the laser cutter can begin. For instructions on verifying received components and additional materials needed […]
By: Matt Shellhammer (Electronics & Control Engineer) With collaboration by: Zach Oyog (Electronics & Control Engineer of Sojourner) Approved by: Lucas Gutierrez (Project Manager) Table of Contents Introduction In the effort to find an effective set of encoders to use on the ModWheels cars and to strengthen the synergy between ModWheels and Sojourner a trade-off study was performed. […]
By: Matt Shellhammer (Electronics & Control Engineer) Approved by: Lucas Gutierrez (Project Manager) Introduction This trade study is a follow on study to the color sensor trade study which simply investigated the ranges at which the colors using electrical tape (vinyl) would be detected using the TCS34725 color sensor. In this trade study I borrowed the […]
By: Matt Shellhammer (Electronics & Control Engineer) Approved by: Lucas Gutierrez (Project Manager) Table of Contents Introduction To navigate throughout the maze we must record and update the information about the robots location within the maze. This will be done by using the maze stored in program memory, a two dimensional array to store information about […]
By: Matt Shellhammer (Electronics & Control Engineer) Approved by: Lucas Gutierrez (Project Manager) Introduction ModWheels was given a 3DoT v4.54 board and we have attempted to do testing on this board to begin developing software and custom commands for the robot. When attempting to upload the 3DoT basic example from my computer and interface to the […]
By: Matt Shellhammer (Electronics & Control Engineer) Approved by: Lucas Gutierrez (Project Manager) Introduction To navigate the maze autonomously we will have to store data about the path traveled while in RC mode (direction, row, & column). This data then be used when switching to RC mode to replicate the actions that were taken in RC […]
By: Natalie Arevalo (Design & Manufacturing Engineer) Approved by: Lucas Gutierrez (Project Manager) Table of Contents Introduction As set by the customer, there is a limit on the time allotted for the parts that will be 3D printed for the robots. The rule for 3D printing is that total print time must not exceed six hours, […]
By: Matt Shellhammer (Electronics & Control Engineer) Approved by: Lucas Gutierrez (Project Manager) Table of Contents Introduction When working with a 3DoT board we need to know the amount of current and power that all peripheral devices will be drawing. This is something that is very important for mission success and if we do not […]
By: Andrew Yi (Mission, Systems, & Test Engineer) Approved by: Lucas Gutierrez (Project Manager) Table of Contents Introduction Servos are notorious for drawing large amounts of current and needs to be taken into account when using the v5.03 3DoT Board. The servo pulls its power directly from the battery via the servo headers on […]
By: Natalie Arevalo (Design & Manufacturing Engineer) Approved by: Lucas Gutierrez (Project Manager) Table of Contents Introduction The customer requested for there to be specific rules and guidelines for the disassembly and reassembly portion during the day of Mission Launch. In order to compile a comprehensive list of rules and guidelines, a set of questions […]