April 25, 2022

Owned by Austin Tailon Huang
Last updated: Apr 26, 2022
2 min read

Attendants

  • Max

  • Emily

  • Farris

  • Orson

  • Anna

  • Ari

  • Cindy

  • Chan

  • Logan

  • Austin

General Updates

  • New term, new leads!

    • New Team Leads: Chan/Austin

    • New EE Leads: Ari/Logan

  • Revival Gala at Lancaster's runs on April 27th, 2022!

SUBTEAM UPDATES

notable achievements, milestones, etc.

Science

  • Grace will be stepping down as Science lead, Clare is staying on

  • No other updates

Business

  • Gala is on wednesday! Very exciting

  • Business team is now 3 - want to focus on social media and marketing

  • Weef and engsoc money was received

  • Need to use specific preallocated funds ASAP

  • Large bulk of reimbursements have been processed over the past few days

  • If you have outstanding reimbursements, please submit them ASAP

Software

  • Big block since Exams

  • Orson will be taking a Jetson to SF for testing

Firmware

  • O-drive testing still in progress

  • Started working on testing the rls encoders with ODrives

  • All sensors for science board have been coded and some tested

  • Currently working on code for PDB/BMS module

  • Expected to return to full swing after summer term resumes / vacation ends

Electrical

  • No major updates since general meeting

  • Buck converter rev 2 going

  • Decide what projects to focus on and start distributing the work

  • 4 signal harnesses for RS422 to odrive encoders - drivetrain will be completed on electrical side soon

Mechanical

  • Drivetrain mechanical assembly is complete!

  • All parts to finish end effector are in the bay

  • Science and arm manufacturing are in progress

  • Emily stepping down as mechanical lead

  • Strainwave gearbox assembled

WEEKLY GOALS

specific, testable, attainable, relevant

Lead

  • Create term scope goals

  • Publish plan and next steps for drivetrain

Science

  • @Austin Tailon Huang @Chanpakorn Chaiklahan sync up with @Clare Burnley

Business

  • Figure out what preallocated funds need to be spent ASAP (i.e. label maker)

  • Submit all outstanding reimbursements before Apr 27, 2022

  • have fun at gala

 

Software

  • @Orson Marmon touching base with members following his travels

  • Look into purchasing a second jetson

Firmware

  • TBD

Electrical

  • Start working on selecting an alternative for the battery

Mechanical

  • Continue to work on arm and science

  • Arm axis 2 being built this week

 

WINTER 2022 RETROSPECT

  • If we want to start doing in person meetings, the team lead should look to start booking meeting rooms

    • Bay meeting schedule posted in bay - occasionally meetings will be held in the bay

    • Need better planning and tinkering for in person meetings

  • Emphasize on testing

  • Better design review processes - have a better format for communicating design intent and review goals so people know what to focus on and where to look

  • Better cross team communication

  • Strong scope definition for project (scope, goals, whos involved, everything that needs to be considered)

SUMMER 2022 DIRECTIVES

  • Bay cleanup / declutter

    • Stock and hardware and misc component organization on mechanical

    • Determining what is trash, disposing accordingly

  • Recruitment goals (?)

  • Better general meetings and cross team communication - biweekly drop in for leads and “team demos” for leads

  • more transparent communications