Journey to Worlds
Please check back frequently if you would like to see Thunder's progress as we get closer to Worlds!
April 10, 2019
Goals
THOR
Test double spool with competition stages on separate chassis
Evaluate above model
Test above model with weight on the end
Move final double spool design to Thor (Main Robot)
LeapFrog
Attach the other set of linear slides
Intake bucket
Mount deposit
Top structure
Deposit
April 9, 2019
Goals:
THOR
Testing
Only small changes
LeapFrog
Double-spooled
Sturdier top
Better retraction
Drivetrain
April 5, 2019
Goals:
Drivers
Practice with robot and simulations
Create a testing plan
Game strategy
LeapFrog
Mount intake to THOR
Mount deposit to THOR
Design, fab and attach phone mount
Our team and club featured in our local newspaper!
April 4, 2019
Goals:
THOR
Driver practice with simulation and robot
Autonomous and time optimization
LeapFrog
Fix retraction
Mount bucket (swap servos)
Test w/ GamePad
The motor should not burn out
Able to calculate power
Slides can extend and retract
Present to Andover School Committee Meeting to share our excitement for the FIRST Worlds Championship later this month! :)
April 3, 2019
Goals:
THOR
Practice driving and autonomous on field
LeapFrog
Mount bucket
Test intake and deposit with GamePad
Mount intake and deposit on Chassis 1
Attaching the REV expansion hubs
March 29, 2019
Goals:
THOR
Driver Practice
Finish Autonomous Testing
Finalize list of drivers
Endurance Tests
LeapFrog
Finalize and test intake and deposit
Move all systems to the main chassis
Convert to new chassis
New Chassis
Replicate the main chassis
March 28, 2019
Goals:
THOR
Run autonomous
Driver practice
LeapFrog
Add electronics
Mount new bucket
Finish mounting motor and pulleys
Test intake and deposit with a gamepad
Finalize intake and deposit
Finding the mass of the deposit sorter and distance of the sorter from the center of the slide to determine the torque on that side
March 27, 2019
Goals:
Test autonomous
Intake: Attach pulleys; Mount motor properly; Use new cord and surgical tubing
Bucket: Decide bucket size; Build and mount bucket
Deposit: Use new cord; wire management
Mount Deposit system to chassis 2 (Test intake and deposit together)
March 26, 2019
Goals:
Finalize the deposit system
Test the new intake system, and finalize the bucket
Get retraction working on the intake system
Wire rearrangement
Test autonomous
Testing the sweeper mechanism
Testing Chassis #1 autonomous on field
March 23, 2019
Goals:
Lift Decision: Design a new hook and build it
tested different systems to see what worked best for us, favoring systems that were strong yet small, to be able to support the robot as well as fit within the hook on the lander easily
Wire management
Finish building the deposit system
Work on the collection system
Detailed data was collected for our two choices of intake mechanisms
For the time being, we have selected the rubber band method
March 22, 2019
Goals:
improve stability of lift system attachment
finish working on intake and deposit
finalize lift and drive train
test autonomous and driving
change the orientation of the mecanum wheels to solve previous skidding issue
March 21, 2019
Goals:
construct two additional chasses to test mounting for the deposit and intake systems in future meetings
allows a large number of people to work on different aspects of the robot simultaneously
modify our code such that we take advantage of Java object orientation and polymorphism
March 20, 2019
Today was the second day of build. We were able to complete a working prototype for sorting the blocks and balls that we will pick up during the game. We ran into a problem while mounting our lift system on the drive train, but we were able to resolve and continue with our agenda for the day.
Constructing our new lift system
March 19, 2019
Today was the first day of build for our Worlds robot! We broke off into teams in order to work on various systems for the robot at the same time. This will save us some time and let us put the entire robot together sooner.