Date | Gimbal | Grabber | Frame | General Tasks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sept 28 2021 | Connect with Shrinjay and Ray | conceptual design sketches, begin buying parts for prototyping | frame research, general dimensioning & concept ideas | Test rigs team intro, revamping old quadcopters | |
Oct 04 | Design constraints and criteria defined, design begins | Prototyping begins in tandem with design (begin CAD) | Design & CAD begins (multiple options at this point) | Buying parts for test rigs and quadcopters if needed | |
Oct 09-17 | READING WEEK | READING WEEK | READING WEEK | ||
Oct 18-22 | MIDTERM WEEK | MIDTERM WEEK | MIDTERM WEEK | ||
Oct 26 | CAD | Prototyping, trial & error, benchtop | Buying parts/prototyping trials begin | Grabber testing rig build finished | |
Nov 2 | CAD & talk | Prototyping, trial & error with a drone | Validation simulations for force analysis | ||
Nov 9 | Finalize CAD, buy parts and prototype | Prototyping, trial & error with a drone, system integration design | System integration design validated (eg. mounting plate for gimbal/grabber) | ||
Nov 16 | Testing | Prototyping, trial & error with a drone | Nov 23 | Manufacturing begins/design completed | |
Nov 23 | Manufacturing begins/design completed | Manufacturing begins/design completed | Design paper documentation | ||
Nov 30 | Assembly, trial and error | Assembly, trial and error | Assembly, trial and error | Design paper documentation | |
Dec 07 | Prototype assembled to frame | Prototype assembled to frame | First prototype created | Design paper documentation | |
Dec 09-23 | FINAL EXAMS | FINAL EXAMS | FINAL EXAMS | FINAL EXAMS | |
Jan 16 | Submit Phase 1 Design paper | Submit Phase 1 Design paper | Submit Phase 1 Design paper |
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