User:1wPhipps/enes100/myWork

HoverCraft Team Page

Write problem/project Goal
The overall goal I was assigned is to take the fans from two CPUs, mount them onto something, and get that something to float off the ground

My First Task
What are you going to do for the team this first weekend?

Attempt to mount fans on cardboard or plastic plate

Summary of actual work over first weekend
How is what you did different than what you planned?

I used just one motor, which was different than planned. The I mounted it onto a paper plate, but forgot to cut a hole to allow a flow of air. My goal for this weekend was not reached, but I have learned a lot. I am looking forward to learning even more net week.

Week1 Narrative
Tell a detailed story describing what you did for your team over the weekend.

My Second Task
Record what you are planning on doing for the team during the second weekend.

The second task for me is to dismantle the craft and take pictures of all the wiring so that when we do work on it, it will still work

Summary of actual work over second weekend
How is what you did different than what you planned?

After completely dismantling the hovercraft, I took pictures of all of the circuitry, the fans, and the battery pack, in order for us to see what it looked like before, when it was working.

Week2 Narrative
Tell a detailed story describing what you did for your team over the weekend.

My Third task
Record what you are planning on doing for the team during the third weekend.

Summary of actual work over third weekend
How is what you did different than what you planned?

Week3 Narrative
Tell a detailed story describing what you did for your team over the weekend.

My Fourth task
My Fourth Task is to take the arduino, hook it up to a motor shield, and power them both with the batteries from the hovercraft

Summary of actual work over fourth weekend
I did what I had planned to do. In addition, I took a spare motor and tested it to see whether or not the way I had hooked everything up worked. Fortunately, the motor ran well.

Week4 Narrative
When my group got back together, I hooked up the arduino/motor shield to one of the motors on the hovercraft, and powered it on. At first it wouldn't work because of some wiring issues, but with some help from my team, it worked. During the next four weeks, my job will be to get it to work consistently, and to get it to respond to a remote control. Once that is done, I will need to get it to respond on its own to an infrared sensor.

Complete Project Page
Follow the "project done" format.