3Dot AT-ST
Spring 2018 AT-ST Command and Telemetry (Mobile App.)
By: Joseph Cho (Mission, Systems, and Testing) Verified By: Intiser Kabir (Project Manager) Approved By: Miguel Garcia (Quality Assurance) Table of Contents Introduction The AT-ST will be remotely controlled using an Android or Apple mobile device with Bluetooth connection. Once requested to the Arxterra, there will be a mobile app available to download. Using […]
Spring 2018 AT-ST 3D Print Time
By: Joseph Cho (Mission, Systems, and Testing) And Danny Pham (Manufacturing) Verified By: Initiser Kabir (Project Manager) Approved By: Miguel Garcia (Quality Assurance) Table of Contents Introduction This blog post will estimate the time taken for the 3D printing of AT-ST. Our current design is not finalized and will see changes in the near future. […]
Spring 2018 AT-ST Sensor Testing
By: Shweta Hebbalkar (Electronics and Control – Hardware) Verified By: Intiser Kabir (Project Manager) Approved By: Miguel Garcia (Quality Assurance) Table of Contents Ultrasonic sensor – HC-SR04 Introduction As the name implies this device uses an ultrasonic sound to measure the distance between itself and the nearest solid object. Like if we take the nature’s […]
Spring 2018 AT-ST Preliminary Model
By: Danny Pham (Manufacturing Engineer) Verified By: Intiser Kabir (Project Manager) Approved By: Miguel Garcia (Quality Assurance) Table of Contents Introduction Our initial design included a similar concept to the Titrus III robot that involved moving the robot with servos. Since this was not ideal, we redesigned the legs to move using dc motor instead of […]
Spring 2018 AT-ST Mechanical Drawings
By: Danny Pham (Design and Manufacturing Engineer) Verified By: Intiser Kabir (Project Manager) Approved By: Miguel Garcia (Quality Assurance) Introduction For our robot to walk and turn successfully, we will be designing elements of the robot that will be able to balance itself and move smoothly. The AT-ST walker design will incorporate parts of the […]
Spring 2018 AT-ST Product Breakdown Structure (PBS)
By: Joseph Cho (Mission, Systems, and Testing) Verified By: Initiser Kabir (Project Manager) Approved By: Miguel Garcia (Quality Assurance) Introduction The product breakdown structure below visually presents the products that will be created based on the assignments. The product breakdown structure should reflect the work breakdown structure created beforehand. Description The PBS (Product Breakdown […]
Spring 2018 AT-ST Turning Code
By: Samuel K Yoo (Electronics & Control – Software) Verified By: Intiser Kabit (Project Manager) Approved By: Miguel Garcia (Quality Assurance) Table of Contents Introduction The objective is to focus on the different methods of turning for the robot. The first method is timing turning which tells the robot to turn for a certain amount of […]
Spring 2018 AT-ST Shaft Encoder
By: Joseph Cho (Mission, Systems, and Testing) Verified By: Initiser Kabir (Project Manager) Approved By: Miguel Garcia (Quality Assurance) Table of Contents Introduction For our AT-ST project, the two motors on the legs have to be precise. In order to know the exact location of the turns, shaft encoders have to be added. The shaft […]
Spring 2018 AT-ST System Block Diagram
By: Joseph Cho (Mission, Systems, and Testing) Verified By: Initiser Kabir (Project Manager) Approved By: Miguel Garcia (Quality Assurance) The system block diagram is made to visually show the systems of our product, AT-ST. The 3DoT board is the center of the system consisting the microprocessor and motor headers. There will be custom PCB that are […]