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+ | Retrospective: | ||
+ | * Build 100% new robot | ||
+ | * Seperate batteries and PSU for Pi | ||
+ | * Resettable fuses | ||
+ | * Stepper or smaller motors | ||
+ | * Move slow and accurate | ||
+ | * 3 identical robots (yet clearly identifable!) | ||
+ | * Plan and deadlines | ||
+ | * Start earlier | ||
+ | * Strict change control & test regime | ||
+ | * Pi Compute | ||
+ | * Explore offload motor control to Arduino (if not stepper) | ||
+ | * Better time of flight | ||
+ | * More accurate reproduction of challenges | ||
+ | * No cheap motor controllers | ||
+ | * Pixy is good | ||
+ | * PID was good for speedtest | ||
+ | * Indexed connectors | ||
+ | * Component test framework | ||
+ | * Software test framework / robot simulator | ||
+ | * Robot every other Tuesday (beware meeting clashes, eventually that will intersect) | ||
+ | * Evaluate using Python / ROS | ||
+ | * Better aesthetics * LEDs, | ||
+ | * Better screen | ||
+ | * VR / FPV * 360 | ||
+ | * Streaming telemetry | ||
+ | * Rebuild NERF gun pcb | ||
+ | * Compressed air nerf cannon | ||
+ | * TH components only | ||
+ | * Stay within current limits of components :D (or add a chimney) | ||
+ | * Laser cut chassis | ||
+ | * Alu floor pan | ||
+ | * Nylon locking nuts | ||
+ | * More magnets (screw mountable) | ||
+ | * Restart quicker | ||
+ | * Watchdog Pi | ||
+ | * Solve controller syncing issue | ||
+ | * Physical button to navigate menu | ||
+ | * Get more sponsors (BT, Broadcom) | ||
+ | * Fix down hardware even in prototype (no dangling boards) |
Latest revision as of 15:43, 5 August 2019
https://piwars.org/2020-competition/
Retrospective:
- Build 100% new robot
- Seperate batteries and PSU for Pi
- Resettable fuses
- Stepper or smaller motors
- Move slow and accurate
- 3 identical robots (yet clearly identifable!)
- Plan and deadlines
- Start earlier
- Strict change control & test regime
- Pi Compute
- Explore offload motor control to Arduino (if not stepper)
- Better time of flight
- More accurate reproduction of challenges
- No cheap motor controllers
- Pixy is good
- PID was good for speedtest
- Indexed connectors
- Component test framework
- Software test framework / robot simulator
- Robot every other Tuesday (beware meeting clashes, eventually that will intersect)
- Evaluate using Python / ROS
- Better aesthetics * LEDs,
- Better screen
- VR / FPV * 360
- Streaming telemetry
- Rebuild NERF gun pcb
- Compressed air nerf cannon
- TH components only
- Stay within current limits of components :D (or add a chimney)
- Laser cut chassis
- Alu floor pan
- Nylon locking nuts
- More magnets (screw mountable)
- Restart quicker
- Watchdog Pi
- Solve controller syncing issue
- Physical button to navigate menu
- Get more sponsors (BT, Broadcom)
- Fix down hardware even in prototype (no dangling boards)