User:Dammy125/enes100/Helicopter 2

Link to project Helicopter 2 team page.

Give instructor top 3 project choice list
My top 3 choices were the helicopter project, model boat, and the airplane float.

Write problem statement
Finding a way for the helicopter to fly and able to maintain balance.

Assign Task1
create a design for the helicopter and review the past work on the arduino to make sure it has no mistakes. Also I'm rewriting the work to make it better to understand

Compare actual work done to Task1
Rationalize differences

Week1 Narrative
This was me working with the model helicopter, arduino, and using Deeps arduino as a model



Week1 Peer Review
Go to each team mates weekly summary wiki page. Read their activities and narrative. Then go the associated discussion page. Say something positive on this page. Try some constructive criticism. Add your name and 1sfoerster 13:32, 28 August 2011 (UTC) to create a time and date stamp. Create a new category if another team mate has already commented here.

Assign Task2
Reviewing the arduino to make sure it has no problems and rewriting the steps we took to set it up for the helicopter

Compare actual work done to Task2
I have spent a lot of time reviewing the work we have done to the arduino. I also got to learn more about the arduino so it was a big benefit for me. Its very time consuming but seems very interesting. I'm getting a better understanding of it to make easier to understand.

I have not yet finished understanding it, i basically just learned the basics of it. I downloaded the Arduino Software first, then, went to to get a better understanding,

I went to youtube to watch jeremy blum steps in learning the arduino video guide. I have not finished watching all the videos nor have I finished reading the tutorial on the arduino website.

Week2 Narrative
I am still working on the Arduino Duemilanove. I went to the 1st tutorial Jeremy Blums video guide and did my own sketch to get a better understanding When i did my first sketch i got an error which said avr-g++:CreateProcss: No such file or directory

My sketch: /* Dammy's First program It's awesome

int ledPin = 13;

void setup ( //initialize pins as outputs  pinMode(ledPin, OUTPUT); )

void loop ( digitalWrite(ledPin, HIGH);  delay(1000);  digitalWrite(ledPin, LOW);  delay(1000); ) I looked over the video again, used basics blink as an example and found out that i was suppose to put brackets instead of parenthesis.

Week2 Peer Review
Go to each team mates weekly summary wiki page. Read their activities and narrative. Then go the associated discussion page. Say something positive on this page. Try some constructive criticism. Add your name and 1sfoerster 13:32, 28 August 2011 (UTC) to create a time and date stamp. Create a new category if another team mate has already commented here.

Assign Task3
I plan on getting a motor for the arduino uploading different sketches to run motors

Compare actual work done to Task3
I haven't finished learning about the video is is very time consuming but i have learned more about anolog and digital signals. I had to learn about the signals before moving to the next step.

Week3 Narrative
For the project I helped with the "see-saw" design. I clamped 2 pieces of wood and put a hole through it half way so the pole can fit in between them. Also i helped made the hole wider so the pole can fit. I had to leave so darnell finished the rest of it.



I read the manual Arduino Hacks: Libraries. Which tells me about different types of libraries which tells me how to use libraries and install it.

I haven't finished watching Jeremy's video video guide
 * in this video you learn about anolog and digital signals
 * describes the difference between analog signal and digital signal

Week3 Peer Review
Go to each team mates weekly summary wiki page. Read their activities and narrative. Then go the associated discussion page. Say something positive on this page. Try some constructive criticism. Add your name and 1sfoerster 13:33, 28 August 2011 (UTC) to create a time and date stamp. Create a new category if another team mate has already commented here.

Assign Task4
I plan on working n the arduino breadboard

Compare actual work done to Task4
I did research on the arduino and searched for the things I need

Week4 Narrative
I basically tried to understand the breadboard better before moving on. If i dont understand it first things wont be moving as quickly

Week4 Peer Review
Go to each team mates weekly summary wiki page. Read their activities and narrative. Then go the associated discussion page. Say something positive on this page. Try some constructive criticism. Add your name and 1sfoerster 13:33, 28 August 2011 (UTC) to create a time and date stamp. Create a new category if another team mate has already commented here.

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