Timeline W2022

Date

Gimbal

Grabber

Frame

General Tasks

Date

Gimbal

Grabber

Frame

General Tasks

Jan 4

  • finalize prototype 2 and test

  • receive feedback

  • begin prototyping working version

  • Design attachment in CAD

  • receive feedback

  • materials research

  • assign PDB case tasks

  • high priority: Connect with electrical and CV for timelines and figure out what/who we are waiting on to have a test flight

  • high priority: polishing report

  • design review with Vincent

    • grabber

  • create dummy weights/objects

  • Budgeting complete

Jan 11

Report due Jan 14

  • Work on report

  • CV testing

  • Frame assembly for fit?

  • Work on report

  • Working prototype

    • to scale

    • test picking up 2kg object(s)

  • Design attachment in CAD

  • Work on report

  • purchase carbon fiber & other parts

  • FDM for weight (hole cutting)

  • Work on report

  • PDB tasks

  • Make sure we take everything out of the bay that is needed

  • Purchasing tools

Jan 18

  • Collect feedback

  • Milestone: finish attachment design

  • Attempt to attach prototype

  • Collect feedback

  • weight FDM

  • receive feedback from other teams

 

Jan 25

  • Collect feedback

  • Continue testing

  • receive feedback from other teams

 

Feb 1

 

  • Attachable + functional prototype

  • Continue testing

Milestone: finish design for frame

  • Begin prototype 2

 

Feb 8

 

Milestone: finish design for grabber

  • Purchase any backup materials, fasteners, etc.

 

 

Feb 15

 

  • Begin manufacturing final grabber

  • Buy all fasteners and small things

  • Begin manufacturing final frame

 

Feb 22

READING WEEK

 

 

 

Mar 1

MIDTERM WEEK

 

 

 

Mar 8

 

 

 

 

Mar 15

Milestone: Final assembly

Milestone: Final assembly

Milestone: Final assembly

 

Mar 22

Flight testing

Flight testing

Flight testing

 

Mar 29

Flight testing

Flight testing

Flight testing

 

April 5

Competition ready

Competition ready

Competition ready

 

April 12

FINALS

FINALS

FINALS

FINALS

April 19

FINALS

FINALS

FINALS

FINALS

April 26

Final tweaking

Final tweaking

Final tweaking

Final tweaking

May 3

COMPETITION WEEK

COMPETITION WEEK

COMPETITION WEEK

COMPETITION WEEK