Advisory Meeting #2

Content:
Just like you did for answer 1 and the objectives for Purther's textbook work for answer 2 post:

EQ

Answer #2 (Write in a complete sentence like a thesis statement)*

 The best way that an electrical engineer can improve incorporating more efficient power usage, better processing power, more advance and precise sensors (Lidar, Radar, Camera), better wireless communication methods, and better user interfaces. (In other words its functions) 

3 details to support the answer (a detail is a fact and an example)

•  Power deliverance is a key factor within the field of robotics because, lets face it, these things use up a lot of energy and in many cases can only stay powered up for about 2-3 hours. In robotics it takes a lot of energy to turn servos or motors, it requires extreme amounts of energy to move. So in conclusion lots of power is needed.
• A robot is only as good as the functions it can preform, so with that being said its important to to have your robot have the accessories it needs to carry out its functions, example if you want to have your robot pick things up you make a mechanism to do so.
• Communication is essential to a robot, you always want to be able to communicate with the robot, let alone robots communicating with each other. the reason this is important is due to the fact that you don't want miscommunication, its dangerous to the people around you let alone the robot itself.

The research source (s) to support your details and answer

interview 4

Boston Dynamics schematics data sheets 

"Boston Dynamics: Dedicated to the Science and Art of How Things Move." Boston Dynamics: Dedicated to the Science and Art of How Things Move. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 Feb. 2014.

"Precision SIGINT Targeting System (PSTS)." Precision SIGINT Targeting System (PSTS). N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Jan. 2014

DEMIR, ZAFER. "Tribological Performance of Polymer Composites Used in Electrical Engineering Applications." Bulletin of Materials Science, 36.2 (2013): 341-344.

Concluding Sentence
*Write your answer like you would write a thesis statement.  Please don't give us one or two words or start your sentence with by.    Thanks!

Blog 15: Independent Component 2 Approval

Content:

Please review the component contract at page 12 of the senior project packet.   The independent component 2 is an opportunity for you to add a dimension of creativity and/or an additional outlet for research.  The goal of the component is for you to explore your answers in more depth.  On Friday April 25, 2014, you will be turning in the following to your blog to prove completion of this component:

·       Log of hours on an digital spreadsheet (with total number of hours included)
·       Evidence of the 30 hours of work (e.g. transcript, essays, tests, art work, photographs) as digital artifacts
·       LIA
 The senior team expects that your log will be on the right hand side of your blog with your WB, independent component log 1 and mentorship log.   In addition to this,  we expect that you will be able to prove the total 30 hours of work by submitting evidence to the blog by the due date. For this blog post and approval, please answer the following questions.

1.  Describe in detail what you plan to do for your 30 hours.
2.  Discuss how or what you will do to meet the expectation of showing 30 hours of evidence.
3.  And explain how what you will be doing will help you explore your topic in more depth.
4.  Post a log on the right hand side of your blog near your other logs and call it the independent component 2 log.

Your answers to the questions should be supported with details and examples for the senior team to understand what you plan to do.   Once we review your Blog Post 15, your house teacher will discuss with you the approval of your plan.  If it is approved, please start working on it.  If it is not approved, your house teacher will explain why.  It is your job to address the concerns so you can get your component approved.

1. I plan on working with the UAV team at cal poly, my primary subject is UGV and i dont spend time in the UAV department so i think it would be a good idea to see what its like. The UAV team meets about 20 hours a week or so, So completing my hours wouldnt be a problem, I talked to my mentor he said it would be good to figure out controls and control boards for programing so he thinks its a good idea. Ill be working on the flight computer and it is way different from the fpga so its somthing new and something to do. Ill also be going over different uses of the UAV drones and how the different platforms help specific needs and functions.

Independent Component 1

• LITERAL
  (a) 
• : “I, NOAH NAKIELSKI, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work.”
  (b) Cite your source regarding who or what article or book helped you complete the independent component
• Well for the robotics in FTC, our leader was Joey Uken, a Student at Cal Poly Pomona, he came to ipoly in hope to find a team or start one for that matter.
  (c) Provide a digital spreadsheet (aka log of the 30 hours).   Post it next to your mentorship log.
• done
• (d) Explanation of what you completed.    
• Ok to start off, From doing this robotics tournament/collaboration project I've gotten a glimpse as to what it is like working in these fields within a team. Its stressful and time consuming, but when you first start off you fail alot and you just keep doing it. The goal from square one was to create a robot. This robot is intended to carry out many functions such as putting blocks into a basket, to the robot being able to self sustain itself when hanging on a bar. In the end my team and I created a robot to do these functions, although it wasn't the best robot it still preformed extraordinarily well for a rookie team. From this experience I learned more about the potential uses of robots not only in the military but also within civilian use based on the functions that these machines can do, like for this instance lifting things, is truly fascinating and I'm glad I was part of this amazing team.
• INTERPRETIVE 
  Defend your work and explain how the significant parts of your component and how it demonstrates 30 hours of work.   Provide evidence (photos, transcript, art work, videos, etc) of the 30 hours of work.  

 So in this picture is out Cat bot, we call it cat bot cause we put a beware of dog sign, its ironic in a way.

                                                                  Welcome to the team

                                        Carlos showing me the code for the robot motors (tuning)

                                            My nervous face but happy to be participating 

                                           Cat bot with its first run in the second tournament 

                                         Our second axle design that carlos thought of but never used

                                                      Cat bot in action as it scoops up blocks in the corner of the field.

EEMAIL ME FOR THE LINK TO THE WHOLE ALBUM blogger wont let me it says it maxes out space

Link forget the email.

https://app.box.com/7528-Publicity-Files

• APPLIED
  How did the component help you understand the foundation of your topic better?  Please include specific examples to illustrate how it helped. 

This helped me out alot, not only with the uses of these remarkable machines, but also making me develop a better understanding how they work and how much time is truly needed to get the right product out there. Carlos was also a big help in this, he talked me into taking java and so far that is helping with the programming.The robot itself is a fun experience that opens up many other doors to new things such as programming, power delivery, designs etc. (i explained some stuff to answer this question within the last bullet point in the literal section)

Grading Criteria 

• Log on a digital spreadsheet 
• Evidence of 30 hours of work 
• LIA submitted to blog