Date: 11/9/12
Location: Whitney HS
Main Purpose: Work on all runs and find a solution, go through a RDES dry run
Location: Whitney HS
Main Purpose: Work on all runs and find a solution, go through a RDES dry run
General/Other:
- We reminded everyone that there is a mock competition in three days.
Robot:
- Run 1 was yet again worked on, and it was decided that we wouldn’t get the bottom ring, since it was too much of a hassle.
- We had planned for a dry robot run, but there wasn’t enough time.
- Our coaches, Mr. Domae and Mrs. Lin, acted as judges for a dry run of the robot judging
o We found that we needed to really update all members on our robot, as most of them did not know much about robot design.
o We are planning to have a more structured presentation for the mock competition, and have started a script already.
Research:
- Continuing with the idea of getting seniors upstairs, we developed a new solution
- This time, we are focusing just on stairs indoors, in the senior’s house.
- Our solution is basically an improved version of the StairSteady.
o The StairSteady is an attachable handrail mobility aid system which would be pushed up the stairs by senior citizens to provide stability and balance.
SOLUTION 4:
o Semi-circle shaped hoop that is adjustable in size, to support seniors.
o The hoop has a cushion in the back to pad seniors in case they lean back and fall.
o To use it, the senior opens the hoop and steps inside to use the solution, then pushing the hoop up, which helps stabilize them.
o The solution has hydraulics to add resistance when going downstairs, and will also have a one way mechanism to make sure it can’t go in the opposite direction that the solution is pushed at.
o Being attached to the wall, it has hinges that lets it fold and collapse to the wall.
- We believe that this is the most practical solution we’ve come up with so far, and hope that this is the one that we go to competition with.
- We reminded everyone that there is a mock competition in three days.
Robot:
- Run 1 was yet again worked on, and it was decided that we wouldn’t get the bottom ring, since it was too much of a hassle.
- We had planned for a dry robot run, but there wasn’t enough time.
- Our coaches, Mr. Domae and Mrs. Lin, acted as judges for a dry run of the robot judging
o We found that we needed to really update all members on our robot, as most of them did not know much about robot design.
o We are planning to have a more structured presentation for the mock competition, and have started a script already.
Research:
- Continuing with the idea of getting seniors upstairs, we developed a new solution
- This time, we are focusing just on stairs indoors, in the senior’s house.
- Our solution is basically an improved version of the StairSteady.
o The StairSteady is an attachable handrail mobility aid system which would be pushed up the stairs by senior citizens to provide stability and balance.
SOLUTION 4:
o Semi-circle shaped hoop that is adjustable in size, to support seniors.
o The hoop has a cushion in the back to pad seniors in case they lean back and fall.
o To use it, the senior opens the hoop and steps inside to use the solution, then pushing the hoop up, which helps stabilize them.
o The solution has hydraulics to add resistance when going downstairs, and will also have a one way mechanism to make sure it can’t go in the opposite direction that the solution is pushed at.
o Being attached to the wall, it has hinges that lets it fold and collapse to the wall.
- We believe that this is the most practical solution we’ve come up with so far, and hope that this is the one that we go to competition with.