12810 QuantumX Meeting #1 – 9/9/2017

Team member:

Austin, Anthony, Audrey, Melody, Max, Derek, Ray

Engineering Notebook Authors:

• Executive Summary: Ray
• Hardware section: Austin
• Software section: Anthony
• CAD section: Max

Agenda:

• Code of conduct Approval
• Engineering Notebook Design Review and finalize
• Participate in #8565 business plan review and team role sssignment
• Game Review
• Game Strategy brainstorming (by Patrick)
  • Chassis
  • Glyph pick up
• CAD:
  • PTC installation on everyone’s laptop (especially for builders to deliver the CAD model of custom parts)
  • 3D printer calibration (by Brandon)
• Programming topics (by Brandon)
  • How to setup brand new phones
  • Github new repository for the new season (latest released application version)
  • How to sync code with Github
  • Teleop programming details and efficiency tips (pending on time availability)
• Game Rule Review

 

Action Items: ( Blue means completed, Black means ongoing and Red means uncompleted)

• EveryOne: read the game rules (there will be rule quiz at the next team meeting given by #8565)
  • https://firstinspiresst01.blob.core.windows.net/ftc/game-manual-dw-part-2.pdf
• EveryOne: think about strategy and do some research based on what was brainstormed at the team meeting
• Derek/Max: learn how to fix the bad conversion .asm files
  • From Justin:
    • The fix was just reopening the .STEP file, however instead of just saving it as a copy from there, you open the .asm file witin the .asm file, and save it from there.
  • Need to show the proof that your fix did work
• EveryOne: study the following drive train materials from team 3486
  • https://ftc-team-3486.wikispaces.com/Putting+the+Science+into+FTC
• Max: enter Engineering Notebook entry for CAD
  • 3D Printer calibration steps (the same material as Brandon prepared for #8565 Engineering Notebook)
  • Add PTC installation instruction link
  • Print testing rectangular prism from 3D printer
• EveryOne: get PTC ready on your laptop Melody and Audrey
  • Instructions of installing PTC Creo 4.0
    • http://apps.ptc.com/schools/references/install_creo4_schools_standard.pdf
• Anthony: enter Engineering Notebook entry for Software
  • New phone setup steps
  • Github setup (team repository link)
  • Tele op tutorial link
  • Autonomous example code for 360 degree turning
• EveryOne: get github account and install github on your laptop Melody, Audrey and Max
• Austin: enter Engineering Notebook entry for Hardware
  • 6 wheel chassis test setup
• Austin: check in the code for LinearSlide robot to Github so Anthony and Ray knows the configuration for the robot
• Ray: write autonomous code for 16 feet straight line test
• Ray: complete the engineering notebook after everyone filled in the entries
• Ray: finish the first draft of outreach inspiration notebook by 9/23/2017 and finalized version by 9/30/2017 (so we can assign other team members for other event writing to get us ready for Nov qualifier)
• Anthony/Audrey: research the font to make the team logo