2021-08-04
- Former user (Deleted)
Teams Involved: Science, Mechanical, and Electrical
- Went over camera and microscope specs required (see
https://wiki.uwaterloo.ca/display/UWRT/Camera+and+Microscope)
- Went over specs of prospective sensors (see
https://wiki.uwaterloo.ca/display/UWRT/Sensors)
- Discussed possibility of getting a spectrometer
- Reduces number of tests needed to run, could simplify mechanical and
electrical systems needed
- Very expensive - upwards of $4,000 usually, might be worth it based on
how much easier it would be to use than the current tests/systems
- Need to be careful when calculating rover cost and staying within
allowed budget for competition
- Discussed temperature sensor being used - selected based on wide range of
temperature sensing capability and simplicity
- Considering finding an alternative that uses a more common protocol
than one-wire (i.e. I2C)
- Electrical may be able to help with finding alternatives
- Discussed prospective CO2 sensor
- Sensor will require a vacuum-seal to be used, difficult to implement,
an alternative would be better if vacuum-seal is required
- CO2 test isn't necessarily required, it would be nice to have it but it
can be left out
- Discussed prospective soil testing plan (see
https://wiki.uwaterloo.ca/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=215747306)
- Difficulty with heating soil in order to perform reaction to do the test
- Test takes quite some time (~17 minutes at 90 degrees Celsius), results do
start becoming visible earlier which may be helpful
- More research needed for possible and feasible alternatives