Machine Completed!

We have finished our machine! Here is a video of Holy Moly! in action:

We plan to paint our machine and then we will be ready for the competition!

To-Do List & Chassis (MCM) Completed!

We have completed out Chassis as well as the motor/coupler/wheel assembly today. We are currently working on making some minor adjustments to align the coupler assembly better. We have also completed the ball collecting module as well as the tower pushing module.

Holy Moly! machine on the ball tower area

Almost completed machine

Right now, we have a few more things to take care of. Below is our To-Do list for the rest of the time before the competition:

• Drill and tap attachment holes for ball collecting module in front of vehicle
• Attach ball collecting module to chassis
• Drill and tap attachment holes for tower pushing module to both sides of vehicle
• Attach tower pushing module to chassis
• Make minor adjustments to motor/coupler/wheel assembly
• Wire motor, battery box, and controls
• Test drive and practice driving vehicle
• Make final adjustments

Finally, our schedule for the rest of the class is below:

Machine Progress

We have completed all of our solid works models and 2D drawings for todays MS assignment, and we are now in the process of manufacturing our MCM, the chassis. Here are some photos of our work so far:

Tapping holes in the side piece

In-Progress assembly of chassis frame

Assembled chassis frame

We have also completed the coupler and the motor spacer, which are not shown in the photos above. We are nearly done with the chassis, and we are preparing to start manufacturing our last two modules. One will be a ball collection attachment on the front, and the second will be a tower pushing attachment on the back. Our machine will have a big advantage in the ball tower game since our machine is very adaptable to different strategies.