Term Goals
Mechanical
- Finish hardware assembly for all modules (drivetrain, arm, gimbal, science, end effector)
- Determine redesign plan for all tested modules
- Provide mechanical support for all required tests (fixtures, mech debugging, etc)
Electrical
- Complete updates to PDB, BMS and multiphase buck
- Refine power draw estimations / source newer battery pack
Firmware
- Achieve full functionality (motor control, PWM, PID, parameter logging) from odrives
Software
- Push first build of code on drivetrain (user controllable prototype)
- Develop low level controller to support arm testing
System Testing
- Complete constraint verification on all modules (drivetrain, arm joints, science, end effector, gimbal)
- Complete core functionality testing on on all modules (drivetrain, arm joints, science, end effector, gimbal)
- Complete power draw testing on all modules (drivetrain, arm joints, science, end effector, gimbal)
Business
- Update website
- Continue to work on funding requests and reimbursements
- Improve social media presence
- Acquire more media (team photos, videos, etc)
Project Management
- Refine channels of communication
- Improve accessibility of confluence as a resource to all subteams
- Help foster team culture/branding (team showcases, cross collaboration, etc)
- Create great systems to set, define and achieve goals
Science
- Perform lab tests for all planned science tests, log expected procedure and results for all data points
Monthly Goals
June
Push first build of code onto drivetrain (commanding motors with rostopics, no hardware control interface)
Get calibration sequencing, PID and motor control working with ODrives
Complete all arm joint assemblies
Complete end effector assembly
Finish revisions to PDB/BMS
Finish science board assembly
July
Finish revisions to multiphase buck
Complete science assembly
Complete constraint verification and power draw testing on drivetrain
Complete low level arm controller
Complete lab tests for science package
Finish proposed onboarding/offboarding
Finish science testing plan
August
Complete constraint verification and power draw testing on arm joints
Complete constraint verification and power draw testing on science joints
Finish website updates
Complete confluence cleanup