Build Log
This is our FRC Build Log for Aerial Assist. We have only 6 weeks to design, build and test. We work almost everyday however our full team meets only on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
Week 1
- Day 0 -1/4 - Robot Planning - We planned out the robot and started the CAD
- Day 1 -1/5 - Robot Research - We researched different robot designs and strategies
- Day 2 -1/6 - Robot in 3 Days - our mentors wrapped up Team O-Ryon
- Day 3 -1/7 - Drivetrain Discussion - Discussed different drivetrains for the robot
- Day 4 -1/8 - To Holonomic or not - catching a ball is difficult
- Day 5 -1/9 - 2nd Build Meeting - All the subgroups split up and worked
- Day 6 -1/10 - Friday CAD - quick meeting to discuss CAD design
Week 2
- Day 7 -1/11 - Slow Saturday - built prototypes and finalize CAD design sketches
- Day 8 -1/12 - Rookie Bootcamp - mentors demoed Draconis , others relaxed
- Day 9 -1/13 - CAD Skills - The CAD team did get together
- Day 10 -1/14 - We're Getting There - Making some form of progress on a lot of things
- Day 11 -1/15 - Finishing the CAD - No meeting, but a lot of discussion happened
- Day 12 -1/16 - Drivetrain Code - fixing up old drivetrain code
- Day 13 -1/17 - Rice Skills - Our VEX teams go to a Rice Skills Tournament
Week 3
- Day 14 -1/18 - Prototyping Saturday All the teams made some prototypes
- Day 15 -1/19 - Sunday - Ordering & New Project getting together BoM to order, beginning work on robot cart
- Day 16 -1/20 - Monday 3D Prints printing spacers
- Day 17 -1/21 - Drivetrain Assembly finishing CAD and assembling octo plates
- Day 18 -1/22 - Taking a Break before we don't have any time to
- Day 19 -1/23 - More Drivetrain Assembly Drivetrain is coming together
- Day 20 -1/24 - ICEE DAY school is cancelled! We got Iced
Week 4
- Day 21 -1/25 - Saturday Assembly finalize Launcher design
- Day 22 -1/26 - Almost Crunch Time This week is going to be crazy
- Day 23 -1/27 - The Mecanum wheels came in Finally
- Day 24 -1/28 - Octocanum is a pain Its making the Drivetrain progress slowly
- Day 25 -1/29 - Started the actual robot It looks nice and blue
- Day 26 -1/30 - Worked on both robots they are on their way to completion
- Day 27 -1/31 - An old Robot comes to visit Its Disk Jockey
Week 5
- Day 28 -2/01 - Only 2 weeks left And no working robot yet
- Day 29 -2/02 - No meeting today But the Superbowl happened
- Day 30 -2/03 - Small Build Meeting Things are progressing slowly
- Day 31 -2/04 - We continue to Build Every sub team works to get its job done
- Day 32 -2/05 - Another Small Build Meeting And the Choo Choo messes up
- Day 33 -2/06 - Choo Choo worked Once
- Day 34 -2/07 - Them Pnuematics
Week 6
- Day 35 -2/08 - Multiple Things Get finished
- Day 36 -2/09 - We pay Spectrum a vist and we get our Mark 2 Choo Choo and Robot Cart
- Day 37 -2/10 - Created a Pnuematic Launcher It looks promising
- Day 38 -2/11 - The Choo Choo is no more We're going with the Pneumatics
- Day 39 -2/12 - The Realbot's Drivetrain is Assembled Exactly 7 days until bag day
- Day 40 -2/13 - Fiddled with the Pneumatic launcher Pneumatics problems in general
- Day 41 -2/14 -
Week 7
- Day 42 -2/15 - Guess whose back. Back again. Discos back. Tell a friend.
- Day 43 -2/16 - Crazy 12 hour build day at St. Agnes
- Day 44 -2/17 - Putting the finishing touches on the RealBot
- Day 45 -2/18 - Bag Day Had a nice photo shoot for our robot and bagged it up
