3DoT Goliath
Goliath Fall 2017 – 3DOT 4.54
While waiting for the new 3Dot board (5.03) the 3Dot 4.54 version board is being used for development. Physically the boards are nearly the same. The only major change that affects us is the placement of headers and connectors. On the new board, there are two separate locations to connect I2C devices. So, our devices can route […]
Goliath Fall 2017 – Breadboarding
All major components have been laid out on a breadboard for testing the majority of the program work. Most importantly being the color sensors and gyro. As both provide vital functions for navigating the maze. This breadboarding has provided very useful as the previous Goliath has been used as a test platform with room for new components on top. […]
Generic Color Sensor Requirements
Written by Charles Banuelos (Manufacturing and Design;Division Manager) & Muhannad Al Mohamed (Electronic & Control Division Manager) Worked on by Charles Banuelos (Manufacturing and Design;Division Manager) & Muhannad Al Mohamed (Electronic & Control Division Manager) The Color Sensor Shield shall provide measurements from two color sensors with different I2C addresses. The Color Sensor […]
Calibration Of The Muse Laser Cutter
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) Calibration of The Muse Laser Cutter After configuring the laser cutter for power-up, calibration of the Muse laser cutter can begin. Instructions on how to […]
Configuring Laser Cutter for Power Up
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 […]
Electronic Components BOM and Order: Goliath
Written By: Muhannad Al Mohamed (Electronics & Control Division Manager) Components Goliath’s project uses electronic components listed in the figure below. However, an update should be made to this list in regards to the color sensing components. Since we will be using BH1745NUC IC in sensing color, the Adafruit TCS340725 should be changed along with the components […]
Electronic Component BOM and order: Generic Color Sensor Shield
Approved By: Muhannad Al Mohamed E&C DM, Charles Banuelos MFG DM Designing The Color Sensor Shield Charles Banuelos (MFG DM) and I have worked together to design the Color Sensor shield that would be used by the projects of the Robot Company. I was responsible for designing the schematic part and he was responsible for designing the […]
Muse Laser Cutter Parts Verification & Additional Purchase of Materials
Written By: Charles Banuelos (Design & Manufacturing Division Manager) & Lucas Gutierrez (Project Manager for ModWheels) Worked on by: Charles Banuelos (Design & Manufacturing Division Manager), Lucas Gutierrez (Project Manager for ModWheels), & Vanessa Enriquez (Design & Manufacturing Engineer for Goliath) Before the setup of the laser cutter, initial confirmation of all components need to be verified and made […]
Color Sensor Trade off Study
Written By Charles Banuelos MFG DM Muhannad Al Mohamed E&C DM Table of Contents Previous tests The color sensor placement in relation to the PCB is very important. The distance testing that will be occurring will tell what is the best distance to place the color sensors on the PCB. The sensor placement will determine […]
Goliath Fall 2017 – Gyro Test & Power Usage
The measured results are at the board level of the required voltage and current draw of the Gyro sensor. The voltage was able to measure with a simple multimeter but the current draw was in the single digit milliamps requiring us to use a more precise multimeter. We supplementally added a demo of how the […]