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

Revision as of 11:35, 1 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 - 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 - 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 - 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)