Monday, July 17, 2017

Spartan Superway 2017 Summer - Week 7

July 10 - July 14

This week, I spent most of the time reviewing the code to make sure it works properly. I didn't start designing a 3D printed case because another intern was assigned to do it. On friday, we started to assemble the bogie and test the code on the already assembled bogie. However, we ran into a couple of problems during testing.

When we ran the code without turning on the AC/DC converter, the code ran as expected. When we plugged in the AC/DC converter, the hall effect sensor triggered the interrupt when there wasn't a magnet present. We suspect it was due to interference coming from the relay, converter, bad wires, or the motors. It created a lot of frustration, and took us all day to try and figure out what was wrong. At the end of the day, we cleaned up the shop and made it tidy for the Automotive Open on Monday.

Next week, we will finish assembling the bogies and try to test them on the track. Hopefully we can also fix the hall effect sensor problem as soon as possible.

No comments:

Post a Comment