User:Jamorgan3/enes100/glorious

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This is where work on my Hover Craft project exists.

Give instructor top 3 project choice list
My top three choices were 1) Model Boat, 2) Cardboard Boat, and 3) Old Flat Screens. I was placed in the HoverCraft Group because it is similar to Model Boat.

Write problem statement
Make a HoverCraft that can be controlled with a remote control, then add an autopilot and sensors so that the craft can avoid people yet travel down a crowded school corridor.

Assign Task1
My task is to make sure our team page is up to date, and, like the other team members, to look for a remote control. Tasks are typically done over the weekend. They are documented during the week, presented during the week and the next weekends work is negotiated during the week. Week 0 is the week that task 1 is negotiated. Record your individual task here. Plan on working on it during the weekend between week0 and week1.

Compare actual work done to Task1
Able to update team page, unable to find remote controller at my house. We will look for controllers online.

Week1 Narrative
The HoverCraft's body was built out of a styrofoam sheet about 1" thick. Two holes were cut to allow the turbines to blow air underneath the body and create a cushion of air below. The turbines and the directional fans for the craft have been chosen for maximum output and control. However, sensors for autopilot control need to be gathered, and there may be some available in the engineering room.

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
Continue updating Wikiversity team and individual pages. Plan to build a more refined craft.

Compare actual work done to Task2
Came up with ideas for how to improve our design.

Week2 Narrative
The propulsion turbines were glued onto our hovercraft. We gathered Arduinos, ATI Remotes, and sensors for autopilot. Request for RC cars was placed, and the included receivers and transmitters will possibly be used to control our craft. One problem the team had was how to distribute the weight evenly on the craft. We decided that instead of placing the directional fans in the back of the craft, they will be placed on the front since the propulsion will cause the front of the craft to rise up.

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
Research information regarding Lego Mindstorm sensors and software for autopilot function.

Compare actual work done to Task3
Researched information regarding Lego Mindstorm sensors for use in autopilot feature.

Week3 Narrative
I continued working with my teammates on figuring out a control method. We worked on taking the ATI remote receivers apart, trying to splice them with an Arduino, which we would then use to control the Hover Craft. However, the combination process is highly technical and difficult. We are still waiting on remote control cars so we can utilize the receivers and transmitters from them to control our Hover Craft.

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
Work on team Wiki page and look around for any remote controllers.

Compare actual work done to Task4
Unfortunately, not much work was able to be done on the team page this past weekend. I was also unable to find any remote controllers at home to use.

Week4 Narrative
While I was unable to find remote controllers at home, the remote controlled cars did arrive at the end of this week, so we started taking them apart to get to the receiver and transmitter in the car and remote, respectively. It is unfortunate that we didn't have access to these cars earlier on. They would have been helpful, and our team might have been farther along if we had a better control method.

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
Link to team page Glorious

Start Next Project Week0 activities
I will try to work with the remote controlled cars and determine a way to utilize the receiver and transmitter for the Hover Craft.

10/10/0 ... your week 0 todo should be on the next projects page ... searching for remote cars doesn't push a project forward, lack of materials excuses lower respect ... can always find something else to do ... 1sfoerster 13:37, 17 October 2011 (UTC)