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Report 57:
07.03.2006
Progress:
New wheels and power switch.
Time:
7 hours
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Report 56:
04.24.2006
Progress:
Stripped down and plated.
Time:
15 hours
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Report 55:
07.11.2005
Progress:
Fixed uMOB2 height issues, rebuilt laptop battery pack, fabricated new Lexan top plates
Time:
22 hours
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Report 54:
06.20.2005
Progress:
Mounted uMOB2, new VIA box shock mounts (iteration 1 and 2), two new top panel members
Time:
11 hours
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Report 53:
06.14.2005
Progress:
Constructed static tensioner arms, repaired tracks
Time:
4 hours
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Report 52:
05.24.2005
Progress:
A lot of work on the PWM interface, not a lot of results
Time:
27 hours
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Report 51:
05.19.2005
Progress:
Built and tested the PWM coprocessor board
Time:
7 hours
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Report 50:
05.16.2005
Progress:
Shock mounted and wired the new speed controllers.
Time:
8 hours
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Report 49:
05.10.2005
Progress:
Stapled track, made new tensioner bars and speed controller mounts. Cut allowances in the top panel for the new controllers.
Time:
4 hours
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Day 48:
04.07.2005
Progress:
Finished final assembly.
Time:
8 hours
Status:
I think we made it.
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Day 47:
04.05.2005
Progress:
Installed track and computer system.
Time:
8 hours
Status:
We'll make it, provided the controller gets here Thursday morning
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Day 46:
04.02.2005
Progress:
Ground drive axles to fit, did some wiring.
Time:
5 hours
Status:
Behind schedule, but I should be ready by Friday
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Day 45:
03.31.2005
Progress:
Rebuilt drive axles, modified tensioner arm, un-wired the smoked controller.
Time:
10 hours
Status:
Behind schedule, ten days
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Day 44:
03.26.2005
Progress:
Fixed drive sprockets, major test, broke drive sprockets, many hours of diagnosis, discovered cooked speed controller.
Time:
19 hours
Status:
Behind schedule, ten days
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Day 43:
03.24.2005
Progress:
Computer wiring, finished track seams, installed tracks, cooked the serial cable, figured out that we cooked the serial cable.
Time:
17 hours
Status:
Behind schedule, ten days
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Day 42:
03.22.2005
Progress:
Sewed other track, glued. Finished heat exchanger. Designed a process for loading the track.
Time:
15 hours
Status:
Behind schedule, ten days
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Day 41:
03.20.2005
Progress:
Bent all of the aluminum tubing for the heat exchanger, and manufactured most of the fittings. Cut Lexan panels for the top.
Time:
11 hours
Status:
Behind schedule, ten days
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Day 40:
03.19.2005
Progress:
Sewed up one track. Shock mounted the VIA enclosure.
Time:
6 hours
Status:
Behind schedule, ten days
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Day 39:
03.17.2005
Progress:
Glued track. Front axle done, tensioners done, battery mounts done.
Time:
9 hours
Status:
Behind schedule, ten days
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Day 38:
03.15.2005
Progress:
Trimmed the paddles and glued the track. Built the tensioner arms.
Time:
7 hours
Status:
Behind schedule, ten days
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Day 37:
03.13.2005
Progress:
Finished cutting the tracks. Cut half the paddles.
Time:
6 hours
Status:
Behind schedule, nine days
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Day 36:
03.10.2005
Progress:
Lots of track work, but not done yet.
Time:
6 hours
Status:
Behind schedule, eight days
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Day 35:
03.09.2005
Progress:
Tensioner arm pivot fitting drilling, VIA enclosure bolt hole drilling, gasket cut.
Time:
3 hours
Status:
Behind schedule, seven days
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Day 34:
03.08.2005
Progress:
Two and a half of four track cuts.
Time:
3 hours
Status:
Behind schedule, seven days
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Day 33:
03.06.2005
Progress:
Cleaned shop, finished spring mounts, started tensioner arms.
Time:
5 hours
Status:
Behind schedule, seven days
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Day 32:
03.05.2005
Progress:
Finished drive axles.
Time:
6 hours
Status:
Behind schedule, seven days
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Day 31:
03.04.2005
Progress:
Mostly manufactured nitrogen spring mounts. Fixed chop saw wiring.
Time:
2 hours
Status:
Behind schedule, seven days
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Day 30:
03.03.2005
Progress:
None
Time:
6 hours
Status:
Behind schedule, seven days
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Day 29:
03.01.2005
Progress:
Some cutting, some gluing. Finally got organized.
Time:
3 hours
Status:
Behind schedule, five days
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Day 28:
02.27.2005
Progress:
Added final chassis member, mounted and wired 6V batteries, finished suspension, assembled, tested.
Time:
10 hours
Status:
Behind schedule, four days
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Day 27:
02.24.2005
Progress:
Removed drive axles, manufactured and installed suspension and glides for two axles.
Time:
9 hours
Status:
Behind schedule
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Day 26:
02.23.2005
Progress:
Finished all three ground axles
Time:
5 hours
Status:
Behind schedule
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Day 25:
02.22.2005
Progress:
First major test -- successful. More VIA box gluing, cut and marked the track, burned chop-saw, checked electronics fit, sealed speed controller.
Time:
10 hours
Status:
Still behind schedule
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Day 24:
02.21.2005
Progress:
Manufactured the axles and hard disk mounts. VIA box epoxy: round two.
Time:
7 hours
Status:
Still technically behind schedule
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Day 23:
02.20.2005
Progress:
Cut all the plastic for the VIA enclosure, glued the bottom half.
Time:
5 hours
Status:
Behind schedule
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Day 22:
02.19.2005
Progress:
Welded speed controller mounts and manufactured aft battery mount.
Time:
3 hours
Status:
Behind schedule
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Day 21:
02.17.2005
Progress:
Wired major electrical system.
Time:
10 hours
Status:
Behind schedule
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Day 20:
02.15.2005
Progress:
Finished major structure. Mounted motors and drive train. Cut and mounted roller chain.
Time:
7 hours
Status:
One day behind schedule
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Day 19:
02.13.2005
Progress:
Fixed the motor fit problem (to the extent that I will be able to), made and installed five members.
Time:
3 hours
Status:
Behind schedule
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Day 18:
02.12.2005
Progress:
Built motor mounts. Almost finished major structure in aft half of chassis.
Time:
9 hours
Status:
Cautiously pessimistic
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Day 17:
02.10.2005
Progress:
Cut, shaped, and welded 13 members. Aligned drive axle supports, checked battery fit, discovered battery defect.
Time:
9 hours
Status:
Outlook not so good
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Day 16:
02.08.2005
Progress:
Cut, drilled, shaped, brushed, aligned, and welded eight cross-members.
Time:
5 hours
Status:
A little worried
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Day 15:
02.06.2005
Progress:
Ground welds, flipped over, welded, ground welds, welded back, welded supports, ground corners, drilled holes, bolted to side panels.
Time:
5 hours
Status:
Still a little worried, but feeling a bit better
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Day 14:
02.05.2005
Progress:
Finished welding the back panel piece and welded the first side of the top panel.
Time:
3 hours
Status:
A little worried
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Day 13:
02.03.2005
Progress:
Cut remaining members for top platform. Ground all 30 pieces to final fit.
Time:
6 hours
Status:
A little worried
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Day 12:
02.01.2005
Progress:
Laminated template to table. Cut and brushed thirteen members.
Time:
2 hours
Status:
On schedule
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Day 11:
01.31.2005
Progress:
Drew, cut, and folded all individual templates for top panel. Finished master template.
Time:
6 hours
Status:
On schedule
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Day 10:
01.30.2005
Progress:
Ground welds, flipped over, welded, grounded, and brushed second side panel. Abuse tested. Patched up cracks and evaluated results.
Time:
4 hours
Status:
On schedule
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Day 9:
01.29.2005
Progress:
Cleaned second side panel members, touched up fits, completed first side welding.
Time:
3 hours
Status:
On schedule
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Day 8:
01.27.2005
Progress:
Finished first chassis side panel.
Time:
5 hours
Status:
On schedule
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Day 7:
01.25.2005
Progress:
Welded roughly one third of one side panel.
Time:
2 hours
Status:
On schedule
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Day 6:
01.23.2005
Progress:
Ground remaining pieces for both sides of the chassis. Drilled, welded, and tapped eight weld nuts for clamping. Aligned eight members for welding.
Time:
4 hours
Status:
On schedule
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Day 5:
01.22.2005
Progress:
Ground 38 steel members to shape.
Time:
3 hours
Status:
On schedule
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Day 4:
01.20.2005
Progress:
Welded eight weld nuts.
Time:
2 hours
Status:
On schedule
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Day 3:
01.19.2005
Progress:
Drilled some holes. It took much longer than it should have. Reasonably happy with the result.
Time:
2 hours
Status:
On schedule
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Day 2:
01.18.2005
Progress:
Cut all of the remaining steel for the chassis sides. Marked all pieces for final fitting.
Time:
4 hours
Status:
On schedule
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Day 1:
01.17.2005
Progress:
Cut and cleaned most of the steel for one chassis structure plane. Marked pieces for final fitting.
Time:
5 hours
Status:
On schedule
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