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General Announcements

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  • Midterm bay inspection will be on Friday April 1st at 3pm

    Please keep the bay clean and tidy before this date!

    Last full meeting of the term, good luck with exams!

    • Feel free to ping either of us or the Discord with questions if you’re continuing project work throughout the remainder of the month

  • If you are going into the bay, please sign the sign in sheet!!McMaster-Carr order anyone?


Drivetrain - Updates

Drivetrain Integration

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titleDrivetrain Integration Notes

Champions

Updates

  • Assembled differential bar, suspension, and some of the wheel modules on to the chassis

Blockers

  • Missing parts for the remaining wheel assemblies

  • Minor parts need to get remade on gimbal plate and chassis

  • New wheel hubs need to be printed

  • all motors onto the chassis!

Blockers

Weekly Retrospect

  •  Finish WHOLE drivetrain assembly! 26 Mar

Weekly Targets

  •  Finish WHOLE drivetrain assembly! 03

Wheel Connection

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titleWheel Connection Notes

Champions

Updates

  • Assembled A0030 until we ran out of McMaster-Carr brackets → Chan, Josh, Zia, Elizabeth!

Blockers

  • Missing McMaster Carr brackets (Emily only bought half of what was needed 🤡) → anyone need anything?

  • Need to print the remaining 3/6 set of hubs

Weekly Retrospect

  •  Army print remaining wheel hubs in PETG Asha Mills Emmett
  •  Print new test encoder housing Emily Adam
    •  Assemble remaining encoders to motors Emily Adam
  •  Print spacers, P0287, P0288 Asha Mills Emmett,
  •  Finish assembly!!
Weekly Targets
  • Got all of A0030 assemblies onto the rover

Blockers

Weekly Retrospect

  •  Print new test encoder housing Emily Adam
    •  Assemble remaining encoders to motors Emily Adam
  •  Finish assembly!!

Weekly Targets

  •  Assemble new encoder mounts on to rover Emily Adam
  •  Assemble tires onto rover Emily Adam

Chassis

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Champions

Updates

Blockers

  • N/A

Weekly Retrospect

(link previous weeks updates here)

  •  Waterjet plate sorted out (P0096) Emily Adam

Weekly Targets

  •  Cut comms stand plate with Olabisi’s battery mount plate Emily Adam

Weekly Targets

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Differential Bar

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Champions

Updates

  • Fully assembled! (minus some jam nuts)

Blockers

Weekly Retrospect

 Finish P0028 (tap remaining two holes) Emily Adam26 Mar
  • Added jam nuts on one side!

  • Destroyed the bolt on the other side

Blockers

Weekly Retrospect

  •  Add jam nuts on either side of the turnbuckles Emily Adam

Weekly Targets

  •  Reprint spacers and metal sleeve in PLA Emily Adam
  •  Add jam nuts on either side of the turnbuckles Emily Adam01

Suspension

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Champions

Updates

  • Added missing fasteners to secure the chassisplates

Blockers

Pick up EMS fasteners Emily Adam

Weekly Retrospect

  •  Create tracking page for build notes/observations (investigate why one side is more rigid than the other) Max Apitz-Grossman
  •  Add spacer for messed up P0106 side → Emily Adam

Weekly Targets

  •  Add missing fasteners onto plates Emily Adam

Weekly Targets

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Drivetrain - High Level Goals

Active Goals

  •  Assemble full drivetrain
  •  Finish printing all wheel connection parts
  •  Finish machining all chassis parts
  •  Finish machining all differential parts
  •  Finish qty 6 wheel connection assy.
  •  Finish differential bar assembly
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  •  Finish chassis assembly
  •  Finish suspension assembly

Drivetrain - Known Issues

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Arm - Updates

Arm Integration

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Champions

Updates

  • Sorted out some updates with Axis owners

  • Strain wave gearbox in process of assembly

  • Tracking master page: https://uwaterloo.atlassian.net/l/c/bvgM5cHA

  • Fit class on crossed roller bearings was improperly spec’d for A1, A3, A4

    • Slight interference was included in upper lower bounds - (potential interference of 9μm)

Blockers

  • Waiting on joints to finish assembly before full arm integration

Weekly Retrospect

Weekly Targets

Axis 1

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Champions

Updates

  • Began assembling axis

  • Messed up epoxy order for part - worm gear was flipped when bonded to shaft

Blockers

  • Epoxy issue

Weekly Retrospect

(link previous weeks updates here)

  •  Machined part MR22-A1-P0040, MR22-A1-P0037/38, and some others and completed ESMS Training
  •  Talk to Austin to see if two parts can be machined Austin Tailon HuangRyan Mark
  •  Touch base with Austin to figure out what fasteners were replaced Austin Tailon HuangRyan Mark
  •  Discuss assembly of Axis 1 and order of operations
  •  Check the fit class for aluminum shaft and bearing to make sure it is proper Austin Tailon Huang

Weekly Targets

  •  Begin and hopefully finish assembly now that everything is done Ryan Mark
  •  Rework worm gear / shaft assembly Ryan Mark
  •  Order replacement worm gear Austin Tailon Huang

Axis 2

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Champions

Updates

  • Talked with austin about getting the parts needed

  • Trouble finding stuff

  • Going to work on arm and find parts this weekend

  • Cant make the meeting -Ryan

Blockers

  • Midterms prevented work on the past week

Weekly Retrospect

Weekly Targets

Axis 3

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Champions

Updates

  • Assembly ongoing

Blockers

  • Free time

Weekly Retrospect

Weekly Targets

Axis 4

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titleAxis 4 Notes

Champions

Updates

  • Was not able to finish assembly 12 due to blockers below

  • I believe the hex heads are in the shop now (need confirmation if it was ordered), otherwise using socket heads for now

  • Not much else done due to final burst of schoolwork

Blockers

  • Final Exam Study fun

  • Transmission hub’s (P0247) dimensions off a little bit, very hard to press fit into the face mounted bearing (needs small amount of sanding and a chamfer on the edge)

  • Missing hex head screws for assembly 12 (McMaster: 91280A121 and 91280A116) Max Apitz-Grossman add to order

    • Dont need to order hex heads right now (no rush)

    • Wondering if this is still a blocker (mentioned in updates

Weekly Retrospect

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Weekly Targets

  •  Finish assembly 12 and start assembly 48 (48 is top of below and 12 is bottom)

Axis 5/6

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Champions

Updates

  • Some more machining done (thank you to everyone who helped :) (learning to use the HH Roberts!)

  • Bushings and fasteners came in so all OTS parts are here now

Blockers

  • P0115A - EMS guys said they’d get to it this week

Weekly Retrospect

  •  Make P0080 drawing Charmaine Chun
    •  One machined already
  •  Stock given to Brian for P0115A

Weekly Targets

  •  Finish machining P0064, P0065, P0066, P0025, P0080A, and the new bushings (Medina ColabreseOlivia Zheng @nick)
  •  Assembly for both halves planned for this weekend

O-Drive Enclosures

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Champions

Updates

  • All changes are made

  • Meet this week to review?

Blockers

  • No blockers

Weekly Retrospect

Weekly Targets

  •  Integrate feedback from design review Thomas Valer
  •  Final review once changes are made

Arm Control Fixture

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Champions

Updates

Blockers

Weekly Retrospect

Weekly Targets

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Arm - High Level Goals

Active Goals

  •  Assemble full arm
  •  Finish fabricating all parts for Axis 1
  •  Finish fabricating all parts for Axis 2
  •  Finish fabricating all parts for Axis 3
  •  Finish fabricating all parts for Axis 4
  •  Finish fabricating all parts for Axis 5/6
  •  Assemble Axis 1
  •  Assemble Axis 2
  •  Assemble Axis 3
  •  Assemble Axis 4
  •  Assemble Axis 5/6
  •  Finish O-Drive enclosure design
  •  Fabricate O-Drive enclosures
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Arm Known Issues


Science Updates

Science Integration

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Champions

Updates

  • Assigning members to be various task champions

Blockers

  • Fastener ordering, including some the ems store doesn’t carry

  • Still need some champions

Weekly Retrospect

(link previous weeks updates here)

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Weekly Targets

  •  assembly drawings done by end of week
  •  all ems fasteners ordered, going to hold back on mcmaster/other sources for the niche bolts until we have more to order

Drill Bit Module

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titleDrill Bit Module Notes

Champions

  • Zia Formuly

Updates

  • Created assembly drawings

  • Finding all the parts → looks like nothing is missing

Blockers

  • Finding parts

Weekly Retrospect

(link previous weeks updates here)

Weekly Targets

Dirt Read Head Module

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titleDirt Read Head Module Notes

Champions

  • Ronald

Updates

  • Rearranging sensors positioning so they don’t interfere with anything. And making sure they can be held properly.

  • Gotta find the sensors

Blockers

  • Bit busy with school. Slow progress is all.

Weekly Retrospect

(link previous weeks updates here)

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Weekly Targets

  •  Insert progression target for the week, with owner.

Elevator Modules

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Champions

Updates

  • Completed assembly drawings

  • A0034 fixed

  • Assembly partially done

Blockers

  • A0034 does not sit well on the frame

    • the extension part at the bottom is too wide

    • might have to file it down or lightly hammer it in

  • Sleeves and shafts for A0034 are nowhere to be found

Weekly Retrospect

(link previous weeks updates here)

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Weekly Targets

  •  Make changes in the assembly drawings for A0034 and A0035
  •  Complete the assembly

Test Tube Module

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Champions

  • Ryan Mark

Updates

  • Still need to fix dirt delivery nozzles based on new dimensions of test tubes (also need to find all of the test tubes in the bay) Gavin Mesz

    • nozzles need 3D print prototypes to test fit new o-ring

^what does this mean?- Ryan

  • Finished 3D printing remaining two parts (quite big the parts!)

Blockers

  • One of parts did not fully print (98% of way in effect)

  • Need assembly drawings done

Weekly Retrospect

(link previous weeks updates here)

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Weekly Targets

  •  Assembly drawings

Base Frame

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Champions

  • Taim

Updates

  • Nothing built yet

  • Assembly drawings done (need to get reviewed)

Blockers

  • Missing fasteners, socket head fasteners interfere within the brackets

Weekly Retrospect

(link previous weeks updates here)

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Weekly Targets

  •  Create drawings for all t-slot extrusion sub-assemblies

Science - High Level Goals

Active Goals

  •  Assemble full science mechanism
  •  Finish fabricating all parts for drill bit module
  •  Finish fabricating all parts for dirt read head module
  •  Finish fabricating all parts for elevator modules
  •  Finish fabricating all parts for test tube module
  •  Finish fabricating all parts for base frame
  •  Assemble drill bit module
  •  Assemble dirt read head module
  •  Assemble elevator modules
  •  Assemble test tube module
  •  Assemble base frame
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Science - Known Issues


Electrical Box - Updates

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Champions

Updates

  • Talked about model changes, gonna print existing files and test them to see where to go

Blockers

  • Insert blockers here

Weekly Retrospect

(link previous weeks updates here)

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Weekly Targets

Electrical Box - High Level Goals

Active Goals

  •  Assemble electrical box on new chassis
  •  Determine level of rework for electrical box
  •  Verify fully enclosed mass
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End Effector - Updates

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Champions

  • @zia formuly

Updates

  • Current state of gripper:

    • one part from KHK missing still → being worked on

    • Need encoder

Blockers

  • No current blockers

Weekly Retrospect

(link previous weeks updates here)

Weekly Targets

  •  Assemble the gripper @zia formuly

End Effector - High Level Goals

Active Goals

  •  Assemble end effector
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Gimbal/Vision - Updates

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Champions

Updates

  • Sorry couldn’t make it to today’s meeting

  • I talked with Andrew Tersigni (Deactivated) about the top comms plate and he did confirm that the holes on the top were for mounting the gimbal

    • the mounting method Andrew made is essentially the same as what I was thinking so don’t think any changes need to be made

    • He also mentioned that it isn’t final as we need to decide on antenna spacing

Blockers

  • Need to know more about what goes on comm stand

Weekly Retrospect

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Weekly Targets

  •  Simon Gorbet come up with concept for redesign/mount
  •  Ask jasmine about comms stand

Wrist Camera

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titleWrist Camera Notes

Champions

Updates

  • Wrist mount camera design is finalized!

  • Any other updates(wink)

Blockers

  • Insert blockers here

Weekly Retrospect

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Weekly Targets

Gimbal/Vision - High Level Goals

Active Goals

  •  Rework gimbal parts
  •  Assemble reworked gimbal
  •  Finish wrist camera mount design
  •  Fabricate wrist camera
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LED Matrix - Updates

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titleLED Matrix Notes

Champions

  • Olivia Zheng

Updates

  • Took a look at the matrix in the bay and am looking through past designs for reference/inspo

Blockers

Weekly Retrospect

(link previous weeks updates here)

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Weekly Targets

  •  Get first design at least done by next week

LED Matrix - High Level Goals

Active Goals

  •  Rework old LED matrix
  •  Install LED matrix on new rover
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  • Move completed goals here


Battery Mount - Updates

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Champions

Updates

  • Design finalized - ready to machine

  • Drawings done by sunday

Blockers

  • Insert blockers here

Weekly Retrospect

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Weekly Targets

Battery Mount - High Level Goals

Active Goals

  •  Finalize design of new battery mount
  •  Fabricate battery mount
  •  Install battery mount on new rover
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E-Stop - Updates

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Champions

Updates

  • Cad is done

  • 3D printed → done

Blockers

  • I ordered the wrong bolts from EMS → gotta get the right bolts

Weekly Retrospect

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Weekly Targets

  •  get bolts

E-Stop - High Level Goals

Active Goals

  •  Install E-stop on rover
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titleCompleted Goals
  • Move completed goals here


Comms - Updates

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Champions

  • TBD

Updates

  • Insert updates here

Blockers

  • Insert blockers here

Weekly Retrospect

(link previous weeks updates here)

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Weekly Targets

  •  Insert progression target for the week, with owner.
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titleBase Station

Champions

Updates

  • Insert updates here

Blockers

  • Insert blockers here

Weekly Retrospect

(link previous weeks updates here)

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Weekly Targets

  •  Insert progression target for the week, with owner.

Comms - High Level Goals

Active Goals

  •  Verify capabilities of comms station
  •  Determine if antennae position rework is necessary
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Other Updates

NEW TASKS:

Roles to be assigned:

  • Comms. verification + potential rework