User:Rnewkirk7954/ENES-100/project 0

Week0 Preferences
I watched a YouTube video called how to make a better bristlebot. From here I made plans to create my own with the materials I was given. I didn't have the exact same materials as the person in the video did, so I had to make some revisions.

Week1 Narrative
This week I drew pictures of what I wanted my bristlebot to look like. I drew two designs, one with a button battery, and the other with a regular size AA battery. The design I would use depended on which battery worked better. I gathered the materials I needed, including several different versions of the same material just in case I needed it.

Week2 Narrative
I built the first bristlebot with only one brush head, like the one in the video. One brush head wasn't big enough to hold up the enlarged motor. So I found two more identical brush heads and taped them together in a triangle shape. This provided enough support for the motor.

Another issue I ran into was the battery. I hoped the button battery would work because it was small and easy to work with. Unfortunately, it didn't provide enough voltage and the motor didn't even run. So i tried a slightly larger battery, a miniature 12V. This powered the motor but not strongly enough to move the bot quickly. I had to settle with using the AA battery the toothbrush came with, even though it was large and bulky.

Because the robot vibrated during use, it often shook itself to pieces. I used a lot of duct tape to keep it together and to hold the leads to the ends of the battery. The brush heads weren't aligned perfectly, so this bristlebot runs in circles. I will probably try to fix this.

Week3 Narrative
''Tell a detailed story describing what you did for your team over the first weekend. Link to any CDIO documents you are working on that need to be considered for project points. Compare your task with what you actually did.''

Week4 Narrative
''Tell a detailed story describing what you did for your team over the first weekend. Link to any CDIO documents you are working on that need to be considered for project points. Compare your task with what you actually did.''