This week, I considered tradeoffs of various bin docking designs in concert with discussions on the robot navigation methods. At this point I’m leaning towards an omnidirectional mechanism since it makes the navigation easier, although the mechanical design is a bit more complex as a result.
I also helped put together an initial parts list and select components that we wanted from the ECE inventory.
Knowing that we weren’t going to have a lot of work time this week due to the proposal presentations, I didn’t schedule any significant tasks, so we are on schedule.
In the next week, my primary goal will be to design in CAD and hopefully fabricate the omnidirectional mechanism, as well as make changes if any are needed. If time allows, I may design in CAD an alternative mechanism that’s not omnidirectional in case our current idea fails to meet design requirements.