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2022-02-29 Mechanical Meeting Minutes

2022-02-29 Mechanical Meeting Minutes

Meeting Participants

Meeting Participants

@Austin Tailon Huang (Deactivated)

@Emily Adam (Deactivated)

@Max Apitz-Grossman (Deactivated)

@Andrew Tersigni (Deactivated)

@Arlo Symons

@chris kenneweg

@Gavin Mesz

@Jessica Farias Medina (Deactivated)

@Kenneth Francis

@Kyle Ferrier (Deactivated)

@Matthew Zhu (Deactivated)

@Medina Colabrese (Deactivated)

@taim al-dabbagh

@Thomas Valer (Deactivated)

@zia formuly


General Announcements

Congrats to everyone finishing midterms!
Good luck to everyone who has upcoming midterms!

  • New meeting minute template!

    • Easier to track progress on active projects / know who's working on what

    • Please add your name/updates to the project categories you are working on

    • Anything that does not fall within this umbrella can be listed in “Member Updates”

  • Austin is no longer mech lead → now doing PM work

  • CoLab - any interest? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yh5pNk5poVw

  • Add the following people to confluence @Emily Adam (Deactivated)

    • Chris Kenneweg

    • Zia Formuly

    • Taim Al-Dabbagh

  • Hybrid meetings to start next week! Keep posted in the mech channel for a message from Emily to hear whats going on :))

Drivetrain - Updates

Drivetrain Integration

Champions

  • @Emily Adam (Deactivated)

Updates

  • Finished majority of chassis and suspension assembly

    • Slightly disassembled at the moment (wheel connections)

  • Full drivetrain/chassis CAD up to date.

  • ETA: Done by end of next week (March 11th)

Blockers

  • Motor mount brackets from Demtool → arriving Friday!

  • Wheel hub prints → verification print, then fleet print at WatiMake

Weekly Retrospect

N/A

Weekly Targets

Build session at 12pm. Intended to build full DT minus the wheel hubs Mar 5, 2022 ? @Emily Adam (Deactivated)(If you plan to attend the session, please @ yourself here!) @Max Apitz-Grossman (Deactivated)

Wheel Connection

Champions

  • @Asha Mills Emmett (Deactivated)

Updates

  • Sent updated MR22-DT-P0106 to Demtool to be machined

  • Drilled and tapped the new VP motor shafts to be swapped out with the current ones

  • Any other important updates

Blockers

  • MR22-DT-P0106 being machined by Demtool → arrive this Friday!

Weekly Retrospect

N/A

Weekly Targets

Clean up CAD of wheel hubs → @Asha Mills Emmett (Deactivated), Mar 7, 2022
Do a verification print (in PETG) of the wheel hub set → @Asha Mills Emmett (Deactivated), Mar 4, 2022
Print remaining wheel hubs → @Emily Adam (Deactivated)Mar 8, 2022
Assemble everything minus integration into the wheel hubs @Emily Adam (Deactivated) or @Asha Mills Emmett (Deactivated) , Mar 5, 2022
Bare minimum: finish motor and gearbox assembly for FW to test with @Emily Adam (Deactivated)Mar 5, 2022

Chassis

Champions

  • @Andrew Tersigni (Deactivated) @Chanpakorn Chaiklahan

Updates

  • Finished assembly! Minus comms stand plate

Blockers

  • Modifications to MR22-DT-P0092

Weekly Retrospect

(link previous weeks updates here)

Finish modifications to P0092 and potentially P0090 → @Emily Adam (Deactivated)
Get P0096 cut on the waterjet → @Emily Adam (Deactivated)

Weekly Targets

Have P0090, P0092 and P0096 ready for Saturday build session @Emily Adam (Deactivated)Mar 5, 2022
Get status update on Ebox, battery mount and and E-stop @Andrew Tersigni (Deactivated)Mar 2, 2022

Differential Bar

Champions

  • @Emily Adam (Deactivated)

Updates

  • Fasteners have been ordered!

  • Only MR22-DT-P0035 left to machine

Blockers

  • Hex stock shipped to the EMS store? Probably

Weekly Retrospect

N/A

Weekly Targets

Have fully assembled @Emily Adam (Deactivated)Mar 5, 2022
Pick up purchased stock for MR22-DT-P0035 → @Emily Adam (Deactivated)
Machine MR22-DT-P0035 → @Emily Adam (Deactivated)Mar 4, 2022

Suspension

Champions

  • @Max Apitz-Grossman (Deactivated)

Updates

  • Squeaky clean CAD

  • Mostly fully assembled

  • SKF bearings came in! Pressed into P0116, has yet to be reassembled

Blockers

  • Retaining rings for chassis integration to be ordered from McMaster-Carr?

Weekly Retrospect

N/A

Weekly Targets

Submit and verify McMaster-Carr order @Max Apitz-Grossman (Deactivated)Mar 1, 2022
Finish assembly by Saturday @Max Apitz-Grossman (Deactivated)Mar 5, 2022

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 chassis assembly
Finish suspension assembly
Finish differential bar assembly

  • Move completed goals here when they are done.

Arm - Updates

Arm Integration

Champions

  • @Austin Tailon Huang (Deactivated)

Updates

  • No major updates

Blockers

  • Insert blockers here

Weekly Retrospect

Weekly Targets

Touch base with Axis owners @Austin Tailon Huang (Deactivated)Mar 8, 2022

Axis 1

Champions

  • @Ryan Mark

Updates

  • Parts needed for assembly found and organized in blue “Axis 1” box (lots of parts for this axis - see combined pdf below!)

  • Missing some parts (see Blockers) so can’t do full build; will be able to do full assembly once all parts are found

Blockers

Weekly Retrospect

(link previous weeks updates here)

Machined part MR22-A1-P0040 for the axis (thought it was only part missing but it’s not:()
Other weeks machined MR22-A1-P0037/38 and completed ESMS Training

Weekly Targets

Talk to Austin to see if two parts can be machined @Austin Tailon Huang (Deactivated)@Ryan MarkMar 8, 2022
Find everything lol @Ryan MarkMar 8, 2022
Touch base with Austin to figure out what fasteners were replaced @Austin Tailon Huang (Deactivated)@Ryan MarkMar 4, 2022

Axis 2

Champions

  • @Elizabeth Jung (Deactivated) @Ryan Chan

Updates

  • Strainwave gearbox is in Thornhill, Ontario → can someone bring it to UW?

  • Assembly status

  • Is part tracker fully up to date?

  • Any other important updates

Blockers

  • Strainwave gearbox

Weekly Retrospect

Weekly Targets

Figure out who is bringing the strainwave gearbox to Waterloo @Austin Tailon Huang (Deactivated)Mar 8, 2022

Axis 3

Champions

  • @Kenneth Francis

Updates

  • Part Tracker is up to date

  • Worked on A3 Assembly Drawing

  • @Zia Formuly is Machining P0061

Blockers

  • Part 0062 is sponsor machined - currently sent to Demtool (should arrive by Mar 4, 2022

  • waterjet bounty for P0240 (Pressure Washer last part for machining)

  • P0061 Stock is 3mm short lengthwise

Weekly Retrospect

  • @Chris Kenneweg Completed P0077, P0241, P0252 → parts currently in bay

Weekly Targets

Get new stock for P0061 @Austin Tailon Huang (Deactivated)Mar 5, 2022
Machine part P0240 @Kenneth FrancisMar 8, 2022
Start assembly! @Kenneth FrancisMar 8, 2022

Axis 4

Champions

  • @Gavin Mesz @Arlo Symons

Updates

  • No major updates for the time being

  • Part track is fully up to date

  • Any other important updates

    • Still Waiting on 244 (Matthew Zhu) and 246 (Kyle Ferrier)

    • All other parts finished machining

Blockers

  • Waiting on part 0244 (@Matthew Zhu (Deactivated) ) and 0246 (@Kyle Ferrier (Deactivated) )

  • The last 2 parts are needed to finish assembly (will be started without)

  • Still have to check if OTS parts are ordered and in the bay

Weekly Retrospect

(link previous weeks updates here)

Weekly Targets

Midterm week @Gavin Mesz is tied up! Mar 8, 2022
Figure out the status on 0244 @Matthew Zhu (Deactivated)Mar 5, 2022
Finish up part 0246 @Kyle Ferrier (Deactivated)Mar 8, 2022
Check to see if we have all required OTS parts ordered and in the bay @Austin Tailon Huang (Deactivated)Mar 11, 2022
Start assembly - find someone to work on it while Gavin and Arlo have midterms @Austin Tailon Huang (Deactivated)Mar 6, 2022 !

Axis 5/6

Champions

  • @Medina Colabrese (Deactivated) @Charmaine Chun (Deactivated) @Olivia Zheng

Updates

  • Parts sent to Demtool, arriving by Mar 4, 2022

  • Started machining parts

  • Most other parts ready to machine (will send bounties soon)

  • One more drawing to make

Blockers

  • Demtool part will take the longest probably - maybe CNC in house??

Weekly Retrospect

Weekly Targets

Make P0080 drawing @Charmaine Chun (Deactivated)Mar 8, 2022
Determine if we can machine CNC’d parts in house @Medina Colabrese (Deactivated)Mar 8, 2022
Machine some stuff → add specifics as bounties are posted
Order boxtube @Medina Colabrese (Deactivated)Mar 1, 2022

O-Drive Enclosures

Champions

  • @Thomas Valer (Deactivated)

Updates

  • Ready for review! Double checking hardware specs

Blockers

  • No blockers

Weekly Retrospect

Weekly Targets

Meet to review design and discuss next steps @Austin Tailon Huang (Deactivated)@Thomas Valer (Deactivated)Mar 3, 2022

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

  • Move completed goals here

Science Updates

Science Integration

Champions

  • @Max Apitz-Grossman (Deactivated)

Updates

  • Time to start working on science!

  • Can we assign people to work on these sub-modules?

  • @Austin Tailon Huang (Deactivated) / @Max Apitz-Grossman (Deactivated) - meet up for science debrief?

Blockers

  • Insert blockers here

Weekly Retrospect

(link previous weeks updates here)

Weekly Targets

Insert progression target for the week, with owner.

Drill Bit Module

Champions

  • TBD

Updates

  • Insert updates here

Blockers

  • Insert blockers here

Weekly Retrospect

(link previous weeks updates here)

Weekly Targets

Insert progression target for the week, with owner.

Dirt Read Head Module

Champions

  • TBD

Updates

  • Insert updates here

Blockers

  • Insert blockers here

Weekly Retrospect

(link previous weeks updates here)

Weekly Targets

Insert progression target for the week, with owner.

Elevator Modules

Champions

  • TBD

Updates

  • Insert updates here

Blockers

  • Insert blockers here

Weekly Retrospect

(link previous weeks updates here)

Weekly Targets

Insert progression target for the week, with owner.

Test Tube Module

Champions

  • TBD

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

Blockers

  • Insert blockers here

Weekly Retrospect

(link previous weeks updates here)

Weekly Targets