User:Ddkirby7518/enes100/Helicopter 3

Link to project Helicopter 3 team page.

Give instructor top 3 project choice list
I just choose to stay with the Helicopter team

Write problem statement
My problem statement is to finish the design and construction of the helicopter

Assign Task1
My assigned task is to remember to bring in the string need to add to the see-saw gimble.

Compare actual work done to Task1
Week 1 objectives were met. I made an attempt to fix the see- saw gimble. The see- saw gimble was not sturdy and needed a strong base to counter the weight of the support beams. I was able to talk the team mates and come up with future objectives and made plans to accomplish them. I was able to find a sufficient size of foam to use as the center for the arduino. I also started the cutting for the center with a chisel. As far as adding and extra attachment to the see- saw gimble I might come up with a new plan instead. My idea is to make the plane that the propellers balance on thicker so that its more sturdy to weight. An extra attachment is just too time consuming.

Week1 Narrative
I did bring in the materials for the extra attachments. I then started the construction before i worked on the extra attachments. I then decided that it might be more time consuming to just change the materials of the the saw. I finished with the design for the new innovated see-saw gimble.

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
Next is time to change the saw and see if we can start using the see- saw gimble to test the propeller.

Compare actual work done to Task2
Rationalize differences

Week2 Narrative
Upload photos to wikimedia. Upload video to youtube. Convert all spreadsheets, documents, and presentations to wiki format and create wiki subpage of your page for each of them. Link to them here in a narrative that tells a story. High light the problems (engineering problems) you had and how you solved them.

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
Record what you are planning on doing for the team during the weekend between week2 and week3 of the project here.

Compare actual work done to Task3
This week was dedicated to pushing the project forward. I was assign with the task to create something that causes the plane to stop it from moving all the way down. i then cam e up with the idea to make something under the plane that stops the plane from completly moving down. i basicaly took some sticks from and old project, seperated it and hot glue the pieces on the support beams of the see-saw gimbel. this causes the plane to have a restricted movement.

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
The next assignement for me to do is to research the difference betwwen the design of the gyro and the accelerometer. After i do this, the primary goral will be to make a presentation and figure out whether if it is possible to build.

Compare actual work done to Task4
This week is going to spent describing and researching the difference between a gyro and and accelerometer. than i will put the difference between them online and describe the difference in class. My job to present the design difference between them.

Accelerometer A 3 axis accelerometer tells you the orientation of a stationary platform relative to earth surface. Measures acceleration Things get complicated in free fall. the acceleration of gravity gets confused with the linear acceleration Accelerometer is better at long period of time compared to short period time to the gyro Accelerometer reads zero in free fall Measures liner acceleration Measures the vibration

Gyroscope Measures rate of rotation around a particular axis It will measure a non-zero value as long as the aircraft rolls, but measures zero if rolling stops Gyro drifts with time. The more time there is, the more its inaccurate. Helps measures and maintain using the orientation using principles of angular momentum Gyro gives indicated angular rate Gyro are great for unmanned vehicles and radio helicopters

Week4 Narrative
This is the design of the accelerometer (left) and the gyrogimble (right).



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.

Complete Project Page
The helicopter project went slower than i thought. I did complete the see saw- gimble and the extra attachments necessary for it. We had all the piece but we just need time to connect it all. I also want to update the teams main page and start that.

Start Next Project Week0 activities
If I were able to start to a new project I would stay on my the helicopter and touch it up to complete any extra thing needed to make the project successful.