During the sixth week a lot of headway was made. All 6 sensors I am using, long range IR, short range IR, and 4 reflective sensors were operational and data was collected. Movement during this week was also obtained. In order for all the sensors and DC motors to be powered an additional circuit had to be constructed. This circuit offers a 5 V and GND female pin lines to power everything. This circuit is powered by an 8 V battery which is ran through a voltage regulator. Along with the voltage regulator circuit all of the sensors were soldered with wire (Red – Power, Black – GND, Green – Signal). This allows for easy construction when running the power wires to the power circuit and the signal wires to the Arduino. This schematic can be found in the notebook. A 3-D body for the bot was also constructed using AutoCAD. The design can be found below. The last part seen in the scanned notebook is the logic for obtaining the desired movement of the DC motors. The goals for next week is to complete the project closeout. 

Scanned Notebook: Week-6

3-D Body:

 

Week 5 was used to come up with movement logic while waiting for the parts to arrive. Also, a change in design was made. Two micro servos will be attached to the bottom of the bot which are used to counter my opponent when my bot is being pushed. A little project update is also included. This shows my progress on my milestones and my goals for week 6.

Scanned Notebook: Week-5

Week 4 of the notebook is dedicated to an outline of my project proposal presentation and a project update. I am still waiting for my parts for the sumo bot to arrive. As of now I am 2 days behind schedule due to this. In the meantime, I am working on updating my website on the project, researching and learning the Arduino language, and brainstorming ideas for the logic I would like to incorporate. The goals I have planned for next week are to have the entire bot assembled and get readings on the distance sensors. Also, the parts list can be found below.

Scanned Notebook: Week-4 

Parts List: Parts List

 

Week 1:

Week one of the notebook was designated to project management skills. The Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) was defined (including Pert and Gantt Charts) and applied to a sample project and my own project (Sumo Bot).  

Week 2:

Week two of the notebook has detailed instructions on how the notebook/portfolio should be formatted/used. A list of what is needed to complete the sumo bot is included as well. Lastly, during the Thursday class, notes were taken regarding real time vs. threaded systems, interrupts, software vs. hardware, and different processors. This information is important to make sure the correct components are chosen to make our projects the most optimized.  

Week 3:

The first class of week three was used to set the milestone completion dates of our projects. The second class was used to learn about the WordPress site for the notebooks/portfolios. This presentation was given by Philip Erb. 

Scanned Notebook: Weeks-1-3