Week 03/013 - 03/20

Week 6 of the meeting was mainly following up on our progress with the motor controller with the controls team. Other than that, we also talked about connector/adaptor for our controller. We received the Julet adaptor that we bought and gave it to the controls team so that they can proceed on testing the controller. Also, we plan out future plans once the controls team gave us feedback on the controllers. For me, I will be testing out the motor such as finding the voltage, current, torque, or power and plot them to a curve and match it with the datasheet.

Week 03/06 - 03/13

Week 5 of the meeting was mainly about presenting our first presentation. We covered topics about the future plan for the team, current progress, the budget of the team, etc. Before the presentation, during the week between 03/06 to 03/13, team and I had two meetings to complete the presentation and also work on the list Eric told us to do. We received our 3D printed case from the central shop but it did not fit on the motor. Hence, David from our team fixed the drawing so that the case, which is being manufactured by the central shop, can be fixed.

Week 02/27 - 03/06

Week 4 of the meeting was mainly to catch up with our team's progress. Initially, the first presentation will be held this week. However, due to career fairs, the presentation was postponed by a week. Hence, we did not really meet up for long in superway's meeting point because we decided to visit central shop to check on our 3D printed case. Other than that, we planned on meeting together to work on the presentation and make any other necessary changes to our project.

Week 02/20 - 02/27

Week 3 of the meeting was mainly to discuss the poster and presentation. Since most CAD designs are pretty much done now, we are waiting for the machined parts to be done. Machine parts will most likely be done by end of March, but there will be 3D printed ones for us to keep. Throughout the week, I researched on how to test a motor, including finding motor torque, torque constants, voltage, currents, etc.

Week 02/13 - 02/20

The second week of the meeting was going like usual. There was a meeting with the overall groups about Makers Faire, and there was a small talk provided by a guest speaker. Within the Motor's team, we got to a conclusion for our CAD designs and we sent the drawings to the machinist that we have reached out and contacted. The update given by the machinist is that we will be getting the case early March. The plan after receiving the case is that we will be testing the motor to find the torque, maximum speed, current it needs, and voltage it needs.

2nd semester Week 02/06 - 02/13

During the first week of the meeting, there was nothing much going on because everyone was busy moving in from the old Spartan Superway building. However, after finalizing the moving in, the team and I decided to pick a table in the room that will be used for our regular meeting table. I also helped the team in designing the poster that was required by Prof. Furman. Other than the poster, the team and I discussed future plans about we have o do, and the main focus of the semester. We came up with ideas such as measuring the actual dimensions of the motor and finalize our CAD designs, test motor once the Controls team are done with it, and follow up with the machinist

12/02 - 12/09

As for the last week of the semester, the motor team is pretty much on track with the time schedule. Our main dependency is the motor itself, as we are waiting for it to arrive any time within the next week. Since this week is the last meeting, we decided to split up tasks that we can do throughout the break. Referring to the team's Gantt Chart, I will be looking for machine shops around the South Bay and compare service quotes from them. Then, if the machinists do not approve the materials that we are planning to use, I will be researching other materials that might not cost too expensive.