Week 1 (8/26 – 8/30)
- Joined the enterprise!
- Reviewed all associated materials for the Husky Clean project
- Set up necessary items on website for the semester
- Met with team members to establish a meeting time and project details
- Went through miscellaneous parts to be used for the upcoming project
- Briefly toured the lab to see what equipment is available for use
Week 2 (9/2 – 9/6)
- Met with team to create project spec for the semester
- Went over assigned tasks
- In Albuquerque 9/4 – 9/7 due to grad school conference
Week 3 (9/9 – 9/13)
To-do list for the coming week:
- Begin full CAD model for the Shop Vac
- Create vacuum body, bladder, and LiDAR in assembly
- Determine what version of ROS will be used on the Pi
- Assist in creating a specific Gantt Chart track to build progress
- Figure out how battery, electronics, and water systems will route around the robot
(Please pardon my terrible drawing)
Possible Concerns
- Layout, parts, and functionality are still way too vague
- Still need to figure out the battery, motors, and bladder system
- Workload distribution may be a bit uneven – still hard to tell at the moment
Week 4 (9/16 – 9/20)
Recap & To-do list for the coming week:
- I was able to get (briefly) started on the CAD file for the whole robot, but a lot of that work will be continued into week 5.
- Continue building the CAD files
- Check over possible locations to place the SICK LiDAR sensor
- Review the electrical diagrams made last week, and see if those will work with the current design
- Critical design review is coming up fast, meaning the whole team and I will have to have a lot of deliverables ready by week 6
- It would be nice to develop a solid testing plan so the project can be designed accordingly
Week 5 (9/23 – 9/27)
Recap & Todo List
- The body, frame, and LiDAR model for the robot are complete!
- The challenge of where to put electrical and scrubbing systems remains
- Ultimately, packing is the most difficult part.
- Outlined progress so far for the CDR presentation tomorrow
- We still need to develop a robust testing plan, too.
Week 6 (9/30 – 10/4)
Recap & To-Do List:
- Our team finally took delivery of the LiDAR, motor, and vacuum body
- Begun work designing scrubbing mechanism components, including scrub motor and brushes
- Attended Enterprise Day on behalf of Husky Clean – many people were interested in the model above
- Prepared and helped present the project for this week’s CDR; here are some important notes from the presentation:
- Will the robot really be moving by week 12?
- Is there an extensive game plan for the future?
- Is there a testing plan in place?
- Was the power supply figured out?
- Main Takeaway: develop a solid project timeline and outline key goals throughout the semester, and not just goals for the end
- Tasks this week include:
- Continue to document and CAD parts for the model – particularly those for the reservoir, hose, and distribution system
- Re-do the model with the actual component dimensions, since the online ones were incorrect
Week 8 (10/14 – 10/18)
To-do list
- Redesign chassis to fit new shop vac and electronics design
- design hose mount from the pump motor
- Shop around for a new shop vac to fit on the frame
- How to fit the bladder on the frame?
- How to incorporate the existing electrical board onto the new frame?
- Will the inverter be necessary?