Total Recall - Day 22

Today was a very productive day during the school day and right after school before I had to leave. 

Progress today before I left was:

• Bucket was released from clamps
• Connor and Iain got the motor cutouts on the bucket
• Proof of concept of the sliding door was made and evaluated.  It was made of 1/4" plywood, Igus slide rails, Igus slides and a piece of cardboard.  The door had rubber bands attached at the bottom to assist in the door returning to the down position. 
• Robert and Josh got the bucket door reinforcement was cut from 1/4" plywood and the door was cut from the piece
• Josh got the door cut from 1/4" plywood
• The slides for the door were cut from the Igus slide rails
• Jack got the ramp located in the bucket was trimmed down to size to fit into the bucket
• Several students worked on the supporting struts for the ramp were used cardboard in a tic,tac, toe formation under the ramp.  It was cut at an angle to support the ramp.
• Aaron and Kendall worked on the spindle for the door.  The motor mount will effect the size of the spindle.  We would like to 
• Walker and Grant worked on the Data port reader using springs from the clothes pin, a 1" X 4" wood plank.  They are working on a prototype for the data port reader.  It seems to be a good concept and could possibly a workable solution.
• Jonny and Robert began to work on code for the small motor to raise and lower the door along with microswitches located at the top and bottom to cut the motor off. 
• Karen posted a questionnaire on Basecamp for each team member to till out.  
• The BEST Award team worked on compiling more data.  
• Sean and David were going beginning to work on servo mounts and small motor mounts after school. 
• Claude and Grey worked on SolidWorks designs of the ball grabber and arm.  
• Grey was working on the SolidWorks for the door of the bucket.
• Sean was working on the ball sorter for the display.    

We discussed the design of the door motor mount, small spindle and the apparatus for raising and lower the door.  A discussion also revolved around extending the chassis 1" in the front where the balls come out of the bucket as well as extending 1" longer in the front. 

Grey, Bryce, Claude and I discussed lightening the wheels.  This will reduce the inertial mass of the wheels.  

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