By Jose Rodriguez (Electronics & Control) Approved By Inna Echual (Project Manager) Objective: Currently, we will be using our own Arduino Leonardo while the Thursday Pathfinder group (referred to as the chassis group) will also have their own Arduino Leonardo. The solar panels Arduino and chassis Arduino will communicate using I2C interface on Arduino. In order […]
By Jose Rodriguez (Electronics and Control) Objective: The following experiments were used to determine if a DC motor can be used in place of a stepper motor by configuring it to be as precise as a stepper motor. Using DC motors will be beneficial to our design as we are trying to provide power. In the first experiment, the Arduino […]
By Inna Echual (Project Manager) Mission Profile Update The team received the PDR debrief from meeting with the customer and the president. A concern of theirs was that our mission profile presented during the PDR (1) was not updated as the Chassis group in the Thursday class had changed their course to an area with […]
By Ridwan Maassarani (Design & Manufacturing) Edited and Approved By Inna Echual (Project Manager) Folding Mechanisms Considered Objective: One of the most important components of our project is to define the folding mechanism that will allow us to achieve the cocooning requirement. This study will showcase the mechanisms we considered and which of the ones […]
By Jose Rodriguez (Electronics and Control) Approved By Inna Echual (Project Manager) Objective: Motors we need to select must be able to hold the panel at different angles with precision with maximum 12 volts and 2 amps to fulfill the sun tracking requirement. In order to do this, a minimum torque of 50 oz/in is required based […]
By: Inna Echual (Project Manager) Stephan Khamis (Mission, Systems, and Test) Jose Rodriguez (Electronics and Control) Ridwan Maassarani (Design and Manufacturing) Table of Contents Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) By Inna Echual (Project Manager) Figure 1: Work Breakdown Structure The Work Breakdown Structure shown in Figure 1 demonstrates the work needed to complete the solar panel […]