Matthew Guenette - Design Notebook
Digitization of physical notebook coming soon... 9/07/2011 Meetings will be Fridays from 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Possible Design Protocols:
Use RC Car as base. (motor driving rear wheels, basic steering control)
-Autonomous function?
+complete a task +Arm with gripper +Paintball gun
-Web cam possible for user control -basic obstacle avoidance -Navigate a route
9/28/2011 Made block diagram
Webcam options:
+Run through board +separate interface +Run to micro-controller boards (one for cameras, one for driving
11/01/2011 VIP meeting
-Design presentation next week
-WiFi interface
Website Design Csharp v Java
Disassembled Tank
-ridiculously simple
Tank controller
No variable speed
each control lever is actually a SPDT switch -if necessary, connect microcontroller to remote, quite simple
fixed broken controller
11/04/2011 Metting