Progress

4/11/16


  • Line follower circuit created and tested
  • Redesign of warehouse floor planned

4/12/16


  • Material list for warehouse floor created
  • Mapped out where line following circuit would be attached to robot

4/13/16


  • Line following circuit added to robot
  • Power circuit created and tested

4/14/16


  • Maximum and minimum values for the grabber were determined
  • Grabber programmed to open and close

4/15/16


  • DC Stepper Motor Hat used to test motors

4/17/16


  • Both DC and servo motors tested simultaneously

4/18/16


  • DC Motors tested to turn off (and perform a turn based upon) when line follower sensor sensed a black line
  • Sensors tested
  • Determined current draw of motors and battery to be used was determined
  • Materials bought and warehouse model construction begun

4/19/16


  • Intercommunication aspect started
  • Sensor ranges tested

4/20/16


  • Warehouse floor construction completed

4/21/16 – 5/9/16


  • Additional line-follower circuits built and soldered
  • Additional MotorHats soldered and connected to Raspberry Pi
  • Line-follower circuits modified to add a third phototransistor
  • Line-following and correction algorithm begun
  • Algorithm testing
  • Package database algorithm begun

5/10/16


  • Further algorithm testing and building