News, events, and updates from Team 254.
After several days of hard work, the frame of the T-Shirt Cannon is ready to be welded. The framerails have been machined and riveted onto the baseplate. The superstructure frame has been pinned to the drivebase. Finally, the mounting blocks for the…
Read postToday, we received our parts from BAE Systems, one of our sponsors who generously provided machining for this project. After bringing the parts to the lab, we started assembly. Furthermore, we cut the stock for the round barrels and began to assemble the…
Read postThe metal arrived at school today and we delivered the aluminum plate to BAE Systems, one of our sponsors. BAE has generously offered to provide waterjet cutting for our project. The parts are expected to get cut on Monday. Meanwhile, at the lab, machining…
Read postToday, we compiled the master list of the material that we need to purchase for the robot. We already have some of the metal at the lab but most needs to be purchased. After the list was completed, we ordered material which is expected to arrive on Friday.
Read postToday, we were able to bring all of the parts of the design together into one completed robot design. We will be taking a short break from the build of the robot as school starts up again and will resume again during the first week of September.
Read postToday, we went through and designed the superstructure frame that would hold the robot together. We started by looking at our objectives for the superstructure: The superstructure needs to support the revolver and the valve block. The superstructure needs to…
Read postToday, we focused on the design of the electronics board, trying to get the board finalized. We spent some time physically laying out the electronics, trying to find the best configuration to optimize our wire paths. Also, we worked extensively on the design…
Read postThe design for the T-Shirt Cannon is coming along great. Today, one group of students started working on a preliminary version of the baseplate that will be used to mount the robot's electronics. Another group of students continued to work on the robot's…
Read postThe design for the drivebase is coming along great. The frame members are mostly modeled and we have started to create the baseplate to which the electronics will mount. Today, a separate team broke away from the drivetrain team and started to model the…
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