Week 15: SolidWorks Challenge 3

Week 15: After the Challenge

Unfortunately, we did not do as well as we hoped we would on this challenge, but do not worry because we will make up for it later. Also, the rest of the week, we will continue working on GMetrix in preparation for our midterm exam. Some of us will be certified in AutoCAD, Inventor, or Revit. Good luck everyone!

Week 14: Challenge #3 is here

Challenge #3 is finally here. Prior to that, we changed our robot back to it original design because we think that it will work much better. The grading is much different on this challenge... each group grades determines the class average grade to determine our grade. Everything is good and we are ready to go! (Attached is a picture of what the arena looks like for this challenge and what our robot looks like.)

Week 14: Changes

This week we have decided to make a few adjustments to our robot. We re-positioned where the arm connects to the gears so that we could have more height over the fence. We also changed the end effector from the stand-offs to the claw that is pictured below. Our goal this week is to complete the challenge on time, while also receiving a decent score.

Week 13: The Real Deal

This week our challenge is to complete the event with the real rules used in competitions. We have fifteen seconds to get as many cubes and stars over in autonomous, and 1 minute and 45 seconds to using the controller. For each star in the near zone, we will get one point. For each star scored in the far zone, we will receive two points. A cube is worth two points in the near zone, and in the far zone, it is worth four points. A low-hanging robot is worth four points and a high-hanging robot is worth twelve points. At the end of autonomous, the scorer with the most points will receive the points earned, as well as four points.

Week 12: SolidWorks

We have not made any upgrades to the model of our robot and remains with the same design and function.

Week 12: Challenge Week

The challenge is this Wednesday and we are ready! As a reminder, we have two minutes to complete this challenge and have to throw stars over to the other side. The stars hanging on the rail are worth 5 points each; there are 10 stars on the rail. The orange cubes are worth 10 points each and hanging the robot is worth 20 or 40 points. Attached is a copy of what the challenge entails and what the arena looks like for the challenge.

 

Week 11: Practice Part 2

This week we continued to practice the challenge. We did not do much this week as there was no school Tuesday and Friday. Instead, we continued working on AutoCAD and Inventor to prepare for the midterm.We cleaned out our toolbox so we would not have any additional and unnecessary parts.

Week 11: Practice

This week we began practicing for the second challenge. We have two minutes to complete this challenge which will definitely help make it easier to complete. Our goal this week is to complete one official to at least have a base grade before the challenge actually starts.

Week 10: Improvements

This week we continued to prepare for our upcoming challenge. We decided to update the arm by making it more stable. Also, we added standoffs to the end effector to make it look more professional and to better pick up the stars.

Week 10: Challenge #2

Today we have been tasked with a new challenge. We have two minutes to throw as many stars and cubes over as possible, as well as hang the robot. The previous challenge was not entirely successful but we are optimistic that this one will have good results.
               

Week 9: First Challenge Completed

Our first challenge is done and quarter 1 is complete. Although we did not do as well as we hoped, we were still able to complete the challenge. Our next challenge will be in about 2 weeks and, learning from our mistakes, we are hoping to complete the challenge and receive a great score.

Week 9: Completing the Challenge

This week we are working against the clock to complete the challenge. Our robot wasn't moving because we had complications with the original coding so that needs to be fixed.

   

Week 8: The Challenge is here!

The completion of the challenge was due Wednesday, however, we did not complete the challenge in that time. As we finished our robot, we encountered issues with the way it picks up and throws the stars. It does not work the way we hoped, but we have been working to fix the issues so that we may complete the challenge.

Week 8: Solidworks

Our finished version of the solidworks robot.

   

Week 8: Upcoming Challenge

By this Wednesday, our robot should hopefully be completed as it is due for the challenge. The challenge involves our robot grabbing the stars and throwing them over to the other side to score points- each star is worth 10 points. We hope to update and finish the SolidWorks version of our robot as it is due Wednesday too.

Week 7: Programming

This week we continued working on programming the robot. The robot is just about done besides the end effector. However, we are still undecided if are going to use standoffs or another idea. Wednesday is coming fast, but we are going to succeed.

      

Week 7: Finishing the Robot

This week we are pressed for time as the due date for the robot approaches. We still have a large amount of work to do, such as completing the claw and getting the motors synced with the cortex. We lost time due to a hurricane, but are determined to jump right back in and finish our robot.

        

                  

Week 6: Lost Time

We didn't get much done this week since we had no school on Monday and we lost two more days due to the hurricane. However, we did add another element of the arm and the gears and motors that go with it.

Week 6: Gears

This week, we will continue working on our robot. We are not sure how much we will complete as the weather is suggesting there may not be school for part of this week. However, our goals include to finish attaching the gears for the arm and start working on the back of the robot to lift it up to the red tube.

 

Week 5: Integration

Throughout the week, we worked on changing the parts on the base to prevent it from tipping and we also finished the arm so all we got to do is attached. once the arm is integrated with the base, everything will be basically done. The last thing we would have to do is build a lift mechanism and program the bot to make sure that everything is working correctly.

Week 5: Remodeling

This week we hope to get the new vex parts we ordered and replace them in our robot. We hope to finish the arm this week, as well as program the base of the robot for basic movement.