1. Bad News Bots E2 Project Design Review 5 - 2/28/2008 Ryan Bove Kara Collins * Peter Courtney Kyle O’Reilly Benjamin Rowland

2. Previous Week’s Action Items E2 Website Website Maintenance and updates (Ben, Kara) Continued Work on Trade Studies Robot Turning (Peter) Optimization of control parameters governing autonomous motion (Ryan) Motor Selection (Ben) Bumper Sensor (Kyle) Scanning Servo Usage (Kara)

3. Will be used to determine spring rating for the bumper http://www.acroname.com/robotics/parts/SharpGP2D12-15.pdf Bumper Sensor Study E2

4. Will be used to determine base width and motor speeds for turning * 2 Exact motors at the same voltage may not run at the same speed Robot Turning Study E2

5. Current Status E2 On Schedule (no immediate showstoppers) Basic Field Design and Robot Design set

6. All Sensors in Hand (except Compass) Current Status E2 *Sharp GP2D12 Infra-Red Range Sensor ($11.99) *R/C Servo, HS-311 ($16.95) Phidgets Force Sensor ($10.99) x2 Dinsmore 1490 Digital Compass ($14.95) Trade Studies Completed

7. Next Week’s Action Items E2 Use Trade Studies to move project along Use Ben’s study to select and purchase motors Use other studies to begin to interface sensors with microprocessor Continue to update and maintain the webpage

8. Questions/Comments Bad News Bots E2