Goliath Generation #4

Goliath Spring 2018 – System Schematics

Written by Milton Ramirez (E&C PCB Engineer) Verified by Ernie Trujillo (Project Manager) Approved by Miguel Garcia (Quality Assurance) Table of Contents Introduction These are the schematics from the multiple PCB boards that were designed for the Goliath. The PCB schematics consisted of a gyro shield, a UV shield, and the final design which combined the […]

Goliath Spring 2018 – Preliminary Design Review

Written by Ernie Trujillo (Project Manager), Ryan Nguyen (MST Engineer), Tai Nguyen (E&C Engineer), Milton Ramirez (E&C Engineer), and Daniel Guerrero (M&D Engineer) Table of Contents Mission Objectives Written by Ernie Trujillo (Project Manager) The main objective of the Goliath Tank is to navigate through a maze, first, controlled by the User and, second, autonomously […]

Goliath Spring 2018 – L1 & L2 Requirements

By: Ryan Nguyen (MST Engineer) Verified By: Ernie Trujillo (Project Manager) Approved By: Miguel Garcia (Quality Assurance)   Table of Contents Level 1 General Requirements The robot shall be completed by May 15. The robot that is to be designed shall be done in such a way that it is relatively inexpensive, less than $250, […]

Goliath Spring 2018 – Work Breakdown Structure

By: Ernie Trujillo (Project Manager) Approved By: Miguel Garcia (Quality Assurance) The Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) provides organization for the tasks a team is required to complete for a project. For the Goliath team, the WBS offers a general overview of the objectives that every team member is required to do. The tasks are broken […]

Goliath Spring 2018 – Product Breakdown Structure

By: Ryan Nguyen (MST Engineer) Verified By: Ernie Trujillo (Project Manager) Approved By: Miguel Garcia (Quality Assurance) Like the Work Breakdown Schedule, the product breakdown schedule breaks down the products and the personnel responsible for them. In the spring 2018 project, the Goliath is broken into three products: Electronics, Program and Control, and Manufacturing. All […]

Goliath Spring 2018 – Preliminary Resource Report

By: Ryan Nguyen (MST Engineer) Verified By: Ernie Trujillo (Project Manager) Approved By: Miguel Garcia (Quality Assurance) The cost report was based on the previous projects, with large uncertainty placed on 3D printing as it is undetermined how many iterations will be printed. Several items are free as they are provided by the class, others […]

Goliath Spring 2018 – Preliminary 3D Model

By: Daniel Guerrero (M&D Engineer) Verified By: Ernie Trujillo (Project Manager) Approved By: Miguel Garcia (Quality Assurance) The latest design created came out as one piece to print, but as I add walls and other portions of the tank, that will change. I’ll begin by dividing the tank into 4 sections; the 2 side walls, […]

Goliath Spring 2018 – Power Budget

By: Ryan Nguyen (MST Engineer) Verified By: Ernie Trujillo (Project Manager) Approved By: Miguel Garcia (Quality Assurance) Version 6.x of the 3DoT board does not include an LDO component, thus several changes were made to the power budget to reflect that change. All of LDO related currents and voltages were deleted, making the template much […]

Goliath Spring 2018 – Mechanical Drawings

By: Daniel Guerrero (M&D Engineer) Verified By: Ernie Trujillo (Project Manager) Approved By: Miguel Garcia (Quality Assurance) The reason behind this design was to follow the concept of the spring 2016’s design, to create a box shell of the tank as a preliminary design and attempt to fit all of the equipment inside. I tried […]

Goliath Spring 2018 – Interface Matrix

By: Ryan Nguyen (MST Engineer) Verified By: Ernie Trujillo (Project Manager) Approved By: Miguel Garcia (Quality Assurance) The interface matrix shows how each subsystem of Goliath connects to the ATmega32U4 microcontroller. The top header consists of the sub-systems, the left column has the name and pin number of the ATmega32U4. The matrix maps out how […]