We’ve had a few internet issues that have set us back a long way. The first issue is that the wireless access points in use here are 5GHz. This means the Raspberry Pi 3 inbuilt wireless adapter cannot connect to the school network, and neither can any of the wireless adapters we’ve tried. This isn’t...Read More
Over the past few weeks, very little progress has been made as most members of the team have been studying for exams. Most exams finished on this day (the 20th of June), so further time can be dedicated to preparing the robot for the international RoboCup competition! Matthew and I discussed options for redesigning the...Read More
Riley spent most of his time building and test fitting the parts for the robot, Ryan spent his time working with Mr Pham on python programming. Aaron was locked up in the 3D printer room working on getting as much printing done for all the people going to robocup. He also took the makerbot home...Read More
An assignment for IT requires students to create a programming project related to the school in some way. We had the option to work on code for the robot, which Ryan and I decided to do. I am working on the front end control interface for the robot. I have documented my progress, which is...Read More
I worked on a new power delivery system for the Raspberry Pi. Originally I designed this schematic: However I later found a simpler PCB that had all the functionality required. This is the device we will use: https://www.adafruit.com/products/1944 This is the PowerBoost 500 Charger. With a built-in battery charger circuit, it can keep the Pi...Read More
After a long hiatus, the team return to the project. Today, we set up a test print of our new modular chassis, which will take at least 10-12 hours. I made a few changes were made to the modular clip to increase the strength, however after some discussion we have now moved to a different...Read More
After taking home a 3D printer over the holidays, Matthew and I are working on designing the new modular chassis. Below is a modular locking “clip” mechanism I designed. It looks promising and is likely we will be using something similar to this on the final robot.Read More
Paper jam? Not quite. Although it does involve printers. 3D printers. Our new modular locking system is complete but has not been printed, and therefore has not been tested, and therefore has not been incorporated into the robot chassis. We have three 3D printers at our school, however the main one that we have used...Read More
Our team 3D design expert Matthew designed the new chassis for the robot, and then after a discussion with myself and Mr Elias, began to create a locking mechanism that would allow for a fully modular robot. One of the prototypes pictured above is a double-locking system with two stages of security. The first is...Read More
The team met for the first time since Robocup, but with OpenCV installed and working, we began to make some actual progress. Before we start describing that, it’s important to note that we now have an easy way to transfer files to and from the Pi without the need for a USB mass storage device....Read More
