2022-09-27 Mechanical Meeting Minutes

Participants:

chan

Austin

 

 

 

 

 

 

Egore

Galvin

General Announcements

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General Updates:

New member:

Name

Program & Year

Training Status

Machine Shop Experience

Name

Program & Year

Training Status

Machine Shop Experience

Erin Devlin

Mechanical Engineering 2A

Skimmed, experience with GrabCad and SolidWorks

Experience in Woodshop and basic power tools. Mech 1A and B experience

Dahui Kang

Mechatronics Engineering 1A

just started

 

Toni Zeng

Mechatronics Engineering 1A

just started

 

Lucas D’Elia

Mechatronics Engineering 2B

just started

 

David Choi

Mechanical Engineering 2A

halfway through

Experience from first year, but that was 2.5 years ago

Megan Chang

Mechatronics Engineering 2B

just started

Training completed on Learn

Santiago Zea

Mechanical Engineering 2A

halfway through

first year experience

Yuming He

Mechatronics Engineering 1A

just started but worked with cad and solidworks before

worked with bandsaws and mills in highschool

Henrique Rodrigues

Mechatronics Engineering 1A

Almost finished

none

Aathithan Karunakaran

Mechatronics Engineering 1A

Just started

Traning on Learn and power tools

Shivraj Singh Vishnoi

Mechatronics Engineering 2B

Almost finished machine shop

 

Shabd Gupta

Mechatronics Engineering 1A

finished machine shop training, downloaded solidworks started modules

finished training

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Drivetrain

Status Updates:

Task

Owner(s)

Status

Road Block

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Owner(s)

Status

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Open Task Tickets:

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Ticket link

Assignee(s)

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Ticket link

Assignee(s)

Gimbal mount investigation [M1]

https://uwaterloo.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/UWRT/pages/43199430677

Gavin

Battery mount design [M1]

https://uwaterloo.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/UWRT/pages/43169185949

Thomas

Differential bar investartion

 

Zia Formuly

LED matrix mount design

 

 

Drivetrain High-Level Goals

Active Goals

Assemble full drivetrain
Assemble gimbal mount [M1]
Assemble battery mount [M1]
Install LEDs matrix onto the drivetrain [M1]
Fix differential bar [M2]
Weight reduction of the entire drivetrain [M2]
Change the rocker-bogie linkage to carbon fiber tube [M2]

Arm

Status Updates:

Task

Owner(s)

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Allen key tool module design [M1]

https://uwaterloo.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/UWRT/pages/43186683937

 

A4 proximity limit switch mount [M1]

Ryan Mark

Arm High-Level Goals

Active Goals

Assemble individual axes [M1]
Individual joint torque-load testing [M1]
Assemble full arm [M1]
Allen key tool module [M1]
Weight reduction [M2]

 

Science

Status Updates:

Task

Owner(s)

Status

Road Block

Task

Owner(s)

Status

Road Block

Air manifold assembly [M1]

@Egor Gorelyy

CAD is updated with the model and the adpater plate is printed. The fasteners have been ordered but are not yet ready. Once they arrive the air manifold can be assembled.

 

 

 

 

 

Open Task Tickets:

Task

Ticket link

Assignee(s)

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Ticket link

Assignee(s)

Design science 3d printed sensor head mount [M1]

Egor + Thomas for Assist

Fabricate Science-Drivetrain mount [M1]

 

Fix test tube rack shaft linear actuator [M1]

, Shivraj Singh Vishnoi, Lucas D’Elia

Confirm test tube rack shaft coupling [M1]

 

 

Remachine the air manifold nozzle heads [M1]

Ryan Mark

Science High-Level Goals

Active Goals

Assemble base frame [M1]
Assemble drill module [M1]
Assemble sensor module [M1]
Assemble test tube rack module [M1]
Assemble air manifold module [M1]
Assemble full science mechanism [M1]

 

Electrical Box

Status Updates:

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Front panel redesign [M2]

 

 

Electrical Box High-Level Goals

Active Goals

Front panel re-design

Comms:

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Comms High-Level Goals

Active Goals

Verify capabilities of comms station
Determine if antennae position rework is necessary

Other Updates