Wednesday April 22, 2009

Today was a relatively relaxed day in class. Since we haven't had a robot day, or even a robot half day, in a long while we dedicated the entire day to building robots. We didn't get to augment our toys with weapons yet but we did add some motors to the circuit. A mobile sentry is better than a fixed one right? We began by breaking up into individual tasks. The first task was to solder wires to the motor. The second task was reminiscent of our lego years in that one person must build the drivetrain. The final task was to attach the relay and transistor circuitry to the protoboard so the motors can be controlled in on/off (transistor) and forward/reverse (relay). Once all three tasks were completed they were to be joined together and tested for error. Not many groups got this far so it will be completed on monday after the test. The homework consisted of a practice test of problems from last years test, homework problems and freshly made problems. It was a relatively easy day to make up for the brutal one we shall have on monday. Good luck to everyone!