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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 (yet clearly identifable!)
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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 (beware meeting clashes, eventually that will intersect)
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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 (or add a chimney)
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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)

Latest revision as of 16:43, 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)