Spring 2016 RoFi: Verification Test Plan
Christopher Andelin (Project Manager) Mario Ramirez (Systems Engineer) Qui Du (Manufacturing Engineer) Andrew Laqui (Electronics and Controls Engineer) Henry Ruff (Electronics and Controls Engineer) Table of Contents Verification Test Plan Mario Ramirez (Systems Engineer) Purpose To verify requirements based on the verification matrix. Requirements RoFi shall remain balanced over an inclined surface of up to […]
Spring 2016 RoFi: Debriefing
Christopher Andelin (Project Manager) Mario Ramirez (Systems Engineer) Qui Du (Manufacturing Engineer) Andrew Laqui (Electronics and Controls Engineer) Henry Ruff (Electronics and Controls Engineer) Debriefing Christopher Andelin (Project Manager) Introduction This debriefing gave students the opportunity to go over their CDR performance, relay project updates, get suggestions and ask questions. Comments and Suggestions Comments and […]
Spring 2016 RoFi: Center of Mass Report
Christopher Andelin (Project Manager) Mario Ramirez (Systems Engineer) Qui Du (Manufacturing Engineer) Andrew Laqui (Electronics and Controls Engineer) Henry Ruff (Electronics and Controls Engineer) Center of Mass Report Mario Ramirez (Systems Engineer) Qui Du and I ran a center of mass simulation using Qui’s SolidWorks design, https://www.arxterra.com/spring-2016-rofi-mechanical-design-rev-2/. SolidWorks takes into account each hardware component of […]
Spring 2016 RoFi: Prototype
Christopher Andelin (Project Manager) Mario Ramirez (Systems Engineer) Qui Du (Manufacturing Engineer) Andrew Laqui (Electronics and Controls Engineer) Henry Ruff (Electronics and Controls Engineer) Table of Contents Head Prototype Qui Du (Manufacturing Engineer) Objective Since the 3D head is not printed yet, we realized that if we are to be successful, we need to begin […]
Spring 2016 RoFi: Mechanical Design Rev.2
Christopher Andelin (Project Manager) Mario Ramirez (Systems Engineer) Qui Du (Manufacturing Engineer) Andrew Laqui (Electronics and Controls Engineer) Henry Ruff (Electronics and Controls Engineer) Table of Contents RoFi 3D Modeling Qui Du (Manufacturing Engineer) Disclaimer: RoFi’s head components may change due to the in completion of the PCB layout. In this design, I remodeled RoFi’ legs, […]
Spring 2016 RoFi: Servo Driver, Accelerometer and Gyroscope Testing
Christopher Andelin (Project Manager) Mario Ramirez (Systems Engineer) Qui Du (Manufacturing Engineer) Andrew Laqui (Electronics and Controls Engineer) Henry Ruff (Electronics and Controls Engineer) Servo Driver Testing Andrew Laqui (Electronics and Controls Engineer) Henry Ruff (Electronics and Controls Engineer) Servo Driver Part Number: PCA9685 Link to Adafruit Servo Driver “Using the Adafruit Library” page […]
Spring 2016 RoFi: Soldering Servo Driver
Christopher Andelin (Project Manager) Mario Ramirez (Systems Engineer) Qui Du (Manufacturing Engineer) Andrew Laqui (Electronics and Controls Engineer) Henry Ruff (Electronics and Controls Engineer) Soldering Servo Driver Qui Du (Manufacturing Engineering) Due to the transition from the Arduino Mega to the Arduino Uno it is necessary that we implementh the servo driver to provide […]
Spring 2016 RoFi: Battery Trade-Off Study
Christopher Andelin (Project Manager) Mario Ramirez (Systems Engineer) Qui Du (Manufacturing Engineer) Andrew Laqui (Electronics and Controls Engineer) Henry Ruff (Electronics and Controls Engineer) Battery Trade-Off Study Mario Ramirez (Systems Engineer) Desired run time: 20 minutes or 0.3 hrs Battery Life T = mAh/mA Current of one servo = 1408.315583mA Current of all 12 […]
Spring 2016 RoFi: Voltage Regulator Trade-Off Study
Christopher Andelin (Project Manager) Mario Ramirez (Systems Engineer) Qui Du (Manufacturing Engineer) Andrew Laqui (Electronics and Controls Engineer) Henry Ruff (Electronics and Controls Engineer) Voltage Regulator Trade-Off Study Andrew Laqui (Electronics & Control) Delivering power to the servos requires a voltage regulator to transform the high voltage from the battery to a lower voltage for […]
Spring 2016 RoFi: Power Trade-Off Study
Christopher Andelin (Project Manager) Mario Ramirez (Systems Engineer) Qui Du (Manufacturing Engineer) Andrew Laqui (Electronics and Controls Engineer) Henry Ruff (Electronics and Controls Engineer) PTC Trade-off Study Henry Ruff (Electronics & Control) In the schematic design for RoFi, the PCB mainly entails connections to the main four components: bluetooth, accelerometer/gyroscope, ultrasonic sensor, and servos. […]