#15- 10/7 ~ 13/7 *Happy aluminium cutting noises*

#15- 10/7 ~ 13/7 *Happy aluminium cutting noises*

 

10/7:  All the changes implemented into on our 3D models have been made and the second prototype parts were printed. First prototype was disassembled to reuse the aluminum profiles and we were able to assemble 1/4 of the rover. However, we failed the first trial the PCB and are still deciding what will be used for communication on the user level, a source for battery (drone?) and good voltage regulator (protection?). We will also be using a 24V battery, step down 3.3V for logic and 5V for power (giga, rpi, camera, router &servo).

12/7: We decided to throw away pi, use wifi direct to giga, decided on a one 5V step down regulator and decided to add imu

13/7 : Besides more printing and assembling, we finally got to cut the aluminum profiles today. We decided on linear bush bearings and metal rod for pivot and tested giga(blink) over wifi

14/7: The body of the rover and the remaining legs was fully assembled, however the legs cannot be attached to the body of the rover yet as we lack the necessary screws required. The rocker joint and rocker to chassis parts will be combined as putting them into 2 separate parts are not necessary and troublesome. We are still improving the pcb design and hope to purchase linear bearings and couplers soon.

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