On The Table
After thoroughly cleaning and leveling our air bearing table, we were able to conduct multiple complete tests of the PSR moving in a...
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It Floats!
The onboard air supply system has been tested, and the PSR is able to glide effortlessly on the air bearing surface with no external...
Weighing In
The PSR #1 of 2 has been assembled - here it is being weighed piecewise on the scale. Total weight comes to 7.07 kg.
Motion Capture
The PSR has been outfitted with PhaseSpace LEDs to record its motion on the air bearing table. Here's a preview of what it looks like!...
A Powered Hirata
The Hirata is up and running! All three motors are being controlled (open-loop, for now). If you look at the scope near the top right of...
Assembly in Full Swing
PSR parts are being printed at a rapid rate and assembly is under way!
Printed Circuit Boards
Our PCBs have arrived! These were designed in-house to fit into the PSR and connect the motors, motor drivers, decoders, and wifi module...
Assembly and Communications
This week, we've begun connecting the printed arm to the printed housing, and fabricating more bearing shafts for the link bearings. The...
Printing The First Arm
The team has printed the first robotic arm assembly, and has begun assembling the prototype. This assembly was printed in PLA at an...
First Print!
The team began printing our first robot link today! This is a prototype link, made from extruded PLA.
Beginning the Build
The team is moving right along with re-designs from last semester and setting up the electronics for the Hirata. The drawing package for...
Monte Carlo
The team has officially submitted our paper to SoutheastCon2019! The paper focuses on a series of Monte Carlo simulations which evaluate...
How Close is Close Enough?
The team is currently writing a paper for submission to the IEEE SoutheastCon 2019! The paper focuses on our analysis of our PSR...
Final Touches on Mechanical Design
The CAD model representing the final iteration of the Planar Space Robot's mechanical design has been wrapped up, and Finite Element...
In Control
This week, we've made a major breakthrough! The positional control algorithm of the DC motors is finally working, and settling at a given...
Preliminary Design Phase
The team has split up to work on smaller tasks: electrical hardware design, software and control, robot kinematics, or mechanical design...
Up to Spec
The team has prepared our design specifications document! This is an important milestone, as we're beginning to assign numbers to our...
The Team Reunited
After a week of merging possible robotic layouts and making crucial design decisions, the team has decided on a two-armed, DC...
Designing as a Team
Each member of the team has designed the smaller robot to be mounted on our larger platform! With 5 unique designs from which to choose...
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