1-18-14 Meeting Notes

[raygunn13]

      Welcome back Robosub members! There was much to talk about as this was our first week of the semester, and we are so happy to be back and into the swing of things. Firstly, we have a new administrative coordinator, Sarah Brady, who will be helping us with team organization and with meeting all of our goals for this semester! Secondly, the Robosub competition rules for this year have been updated and can be found on the Robosub website here:
http://higherlogicdownload.s3.amazonaws.com/AUVSI/fb9a8da0-2ac8-42d1-a11e-d58c1e158347/UploadedImages/2013%20RoboSub/RoboSub_Mission_Final_2013[1].pdf

      Familiarizing yourself with the rules is extremely important as every design decision is influenced by the competition requirements.

      Our current club focus is to meet our upcoming deadlines. The first of which, is to have the sub completely designed and all order forms completed by February 2nd. The next milestone comes March 1nd, when we hope to have the sub built. All teams will have to be working on their respective projects and making tangible progress on a weekly basis for these deadlines to be completed. With our newfound motivation, club organization, and the immense pool of talented engineers working on Robosub, we have the resources necessary to meet these goals. Here's what each team is working on specifically:

ME Team

-completed hull design in a week

-get parts in the week after, begin manipulating them

-begin hull construction

CS Team

-camera placement finalized within two weeks

-Vision completed by March

EE Team

-Parts ordered by Feb. 2nd

-Ongoing M/C development (ready by March)

-external driver PCB design done in ~2 weeks

EE Team Meeting

      We talked about the specific task distribution for our team, and set several short term goals for each individual member to complete. Here is a truncated list for reference.

Power System: Switches, LED indicators, and Safety (Miaow)

M/C Development (Korey & James)

     -Will be hosting a presentation on M/C operation Thursday Jan. 18th in Sloan 150

LED Feedback Research and Development (Will)

Stepper Motor Interfacing (Alexander)

Power System: Overall Schematics and Interconnections (Nathan & Ian)

PCB Design (Nathan, Ian, & Luke)