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F1: Ali-Dib, Beams, Berndsen, Caldwell                 EG H168                                          
4/6/99

Meeting Minutes

-          Labs due tomorrow – individual labs

-          Handyboard
    works except for analog(2)
    know how works now digital (0) – digital(6), analog(7) – analog(15)
    who in charge of keeping board?
    No certain person in charge – whoever needs it

-          Journals – everyone turn them in!

-          Hardware – soldering iron, glue gun, building sets (Erector)

-          Chassis design
    Preliminary design
    Problems
        Not enough room in center
        Dumping marbles – where room?
    Types of wheels – large wheels to tackle ramps

-          Buy Erector set?
    Which one? $69 set? – more structural parts
    Buy parts separately?

-          Motors/Servos needed
    2 for tracks
    1 for brush? Collection? Auger? Dumping?
    Separate while picking up marbles or dumping?

-          Pickup
    Servo to pick up whole mechanism
    Shape of pickup, hinged?

-          Schedule
    Finish design schedule
    Buy Erector set or individual parts – look at prices

-          Bumper switches – where to mount? How many?

-          Shaft encoders – programmability

-          By Wed. Lab Due!

-          Next meeting: Thursday, April 8, 6:30, place?