2021-09-07 Meeting Minutes - Arm

Update & Action Items

MemberUpdateAction Items
  • looked into batteries
  • port research to confluence
  • science - get in contact with Caleb

  • A5 A6? - busy last week, should be good this week
  • Final End Effector (almost) ready for design review
  • Drivetrain and Arm testing
  • Drivetrain breaking
  • Create gear guards for end effector

  • A3 A4?
  • created page on maxon motor operation fundamentals
  • looking into actuation options in parallel to gleeson (in case) (what specific motors, what gearboxes, expected current draw/rpm/duty cycle)
  • going to look at no load experimental arm current and convert to holding torque
  • A1/A2 sketches, develop more concrete plan for actuator purchasing / pricing stuff
  • looking into antenna
  • checking with melvin to check if accurate
  • Antenna?
Olabisi Sanusi 
  • E-Box?
  • Testing Rig?
  • cleaning up idea for science
  • fastenal reachout
  • last week doing mech stuff (sad) (capstone)
  • random motor selection (occasionally)
  • random small tasks
  • random small machining


New Tasks

General Notes

  • Arm people should be halfway done research into what went wrong
  • Testing in progress
  • Read Austin's page on BLDCs



  • Battery Selection and Mounting
  • Gimbal mounting
  • Arm mounting
  • Science mechanism
  • Science mounting - find a new person
  • Ebox - Olabisi
  • Testing rig - Olabisi
  • LED matrix mounting - Jasmine
  • Antenna mounting - Jasmine


  • free fasteners? sponsorship reachout - Caleb


  • MOUNT UP END EFFECTOR
  • CURRENT SENSING AND CODE


  • revise tensioning method - use screw for tensioning like A2