CLASS+7

=JULY 19, 2011 =

During class 7 we were introduced to our final design project by Frank. Frank gave us a brief overview of what the project would be about and outlined his expecatations for the remainder of the course.

The class was organized into 4 teams of 5 students each with Frank representing the 6th member of each design team.

Each team was given a "Request for Proposal" for the design and prototype development of a remote controlled, wheeled vehicle (RCWV) for the retrieval and transport of hazardous waste.

Our team got to work discussing the task/challange and assigning various roles. Richard: Project Manager Amanda: Programming Andrew: Fabrication Chris and Sabine: Design and extra hands

We decided on a group name: Off the Chain and set up a Dropbox for all group members to access files.

Some topics we discussed included: identification of what components we needed including sensors, coding, general design.

Franks Session: Frank has suggested that he'll be hosting a series of mini workshops for the remainder of the course. Our first session was on soldering. We were shown the proper way to splice wires and discusses heat sinks, shrinks, leds and high leds.