Updated Gant Chart

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ohp6Y3q-qVPcegaHiYf-0ACPdmJpzVYYciGi4TYRckA/pubhtml

LINK TO GANTT CHART

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ohp6Y3q-qVPcegaHiYf-0ACPdmJpzVYYciGi4TYRckA/edit?usp=sharing

Week of 9/21/16

Figure out what to present
Solidworks
Inventory list update

Results of Wednesday Meet

To Do List

• Get Solidworks working for all team members
• Inventory of equipment
• Finish reviewing prior year’s design, Solidworks design files
• Determine equipment to carry over versus dispose of
• Calculation of current solar panels
• Update Gant chart per Eric's request

Week 9/7 - 9/14

This week our team consulted a previous student that has previously worked on the project last year. He advised us that is not efficient to use actuators to follow the sun, and this made us starting thinking about how to change the mounting for the solar panel. We concluded that the mounting will have a disk with multiple different perforations at different angles. We also decided to make make the mounting mechanism out of metal. We also decided to use different kind of batteries.

• Contact Information:
  
  
  Susana Guzman - susanaguzmanis@gmail.com
  
  
  Derick Wong - derick.wong@sjsu.edu
  
  
  Alan Yoc - alan.yoc@sjsu.edu
  
  
  Proposal Narrative
  • Setup and deconstruct prior year's prototype
  • Review prior year's documents and designs
  • Develop a solar tracking mechatronics system
  • Find a way to connect the new design with solar tracking to the existing Spartan Superway track.
  • Repair and improve battery charging to power 10  1/12 bogie.
  
  
  
  Scheduled Weekly Meeting: Fridays 5:00pm
  
  
  Availability:
  
  
  Susana - Mon 9:00am -11:30 am, 1:30 pm - 5:30pm, Tues/Thurs 12:00pm - 7:00pm, Wed 9:00am - 11:30 am, Friday any time before 5:45pm, Sat any time
  
  
  Derick: Tuesdays after 3 PM, Wednesdays 10 AM to 4:15 PM, Fridays after 4 PM, any time on Saturday or Sunday
  
  
  Alan: Monday 6pm - 9pm, Tuesday 9am - 12pm, Thursday 3pm - 9pm, Friday anytime before 6, Saturday anytime.
  
  
  Goals and Visions
  • Develop a solar power system to deliver power to the 1/12 scale bogie
  • Design a mounting and structural support for the solar panels to power the 1/12 panel
  • Explore opportunities to increase efficiency of solar panel via placement