2021-05-25 Meeting Minutes - Arm

2021-05-25 Meeting Minutes - Arm

Goals

  • Get an update on everyone's tasks

  • Are motors selected?

  • Are encoders selected?

  • Who can get started on CAD?

  • Decide how we will proceed with prototype assembly if we don't get access to the bay

Update & Action Items

Member

Update

Action Items

Member

Update

Action Items

Caleb

  • Solidworks part templates (Due June 3rd)

  • A0 to A4 have been completed → please look through them and give feedback

  • Link part properties to templates (author, material, revision, etc.)

  • Continue work on end effector

Austin

  • Joint 2 - Research done, motor almost selected

  • Find info on am-0915 motors with P27 gearmotor

  • Select motor, gearbox and reduction

  • CAD joint

Medina

  • Joint 5, 6 - Research done, motor almost selected

  • Select motor, gearbox and reduction

  • CAD joint

Ali

  • Joints 3, 4 - Research done, motor almost selected

  • Select motor, gearbox and reduction

  • CAD joint

Jasmine

  • Determine how to track torque per joint (torque sensors, record speed/current and use torque curves, etc.)

  • Determine which encoders will be used

  • Help Ali with joint 3 and 4

Keyon

  • Determine which encoders will be used

  • Joint 1

  • Select motor, gearbox and reduction

  • CAD joint

Ethan

  • End effector design - Designed a 3D printable version 

  • 3D print end effector to test, then laser cut and test

Mathieu

  • Talk to electrical to figure out the electrical system and control scheme for the prototype arm

  • Contact SDC to get better SDC access

  • work on join 1 design

Haseeb

  • Custom arm controller

  • Continue doing research

 

New Tasks

General Notes

Motors Selected: Prototype 1 Design

 

Available motors:

  • 6x CIM motors

  • 6x am-0915 motors with P27 gearmotor