9/15/2021

Owned by Farris Matar
Last updated: Sept 15, 2021
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Updates

Action Items

agratton@uwaterloo.ca (Deactivated) 

  • Update on RLS encoder odrive integration?


awasch@uwaterloo.ca (Deactivated) 

  • Calibrated PID for one joint

  • setup another motor's encoders
  • Order o Controller board
  • Get PID working for a second motor

c2bains@uwaterloo.ca (Deactivated) 

  • Update on Jetson carrier layout?


c552li@uwaterloo.ca (Deactivated) 

  • No update this week
  • Sync up on electrical architecture / timeline

Farris Matar 

  • Debugged 1/2 buck converters, reworked the second one
  • Continue debugging buck converter
  • Select new antennas for comms system
nsahu@uwaterloo.ca (Deactivated) 
  • Update on Arduino training board?


Sahil Kale (Deactivated) 
  • Update on BLDC motor controller?
  • Update on current sensing for drivetrain?
  • Update on implementation of Ari’s GUI?


Taylor Mcnabb 
  • Began work on 2022 gimbal schematic
  •  Need to confirm what the goals & improvements are for new board

wwindhol@uwaterloo.ca (Deactivated) 



Meeting Minutes:

Power architecture plan:

  • 48V battery or 2 24V batteries in series
  • 48V to drivetrain motors
  • 48V to 48-24 buck, which goes to arm motors
  • Batteries connect to PDB, PDB outputs 17V for Jetson, 5V for other boards

Remaining boards to be designed: