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General Announcements

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

    • Please keep the bay clean and tidy before this date!

  • 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

Weekly Retrospect

  •  Finish WHOLE drivetrain assembly!

Weekly Targets

  •  Finish WHOLE drivetrain assembly!

Wheel Connection

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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

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

Chassis

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titleChassis Notes

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

Differential Bar

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Champions

Updates

  • Fully assembled! (minus some jam nuts)

Blockers

Weekly Retrospect

  •  Finish P0028 (tap remaining two holes) Emily Adam

Weekly Targets

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

Suspension

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Champions

Updates

  • Added to the chassis

Blockers

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

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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titleArm Integration Notes

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 - 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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titleBase Frame Notes

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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titleGimbal Notes

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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Battery Mount - Updates

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titleBattery Mount Notes

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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  • Move completed goals here


E-Stop - Updates

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titleE-Stop Notes

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
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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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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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titleCompleted Goals
  • Move completed goals here


Other Updates

NEW TASKS:

Roles to be assigned:

  • Comms. verification + potential rework