20 February 2019
Today the team had the opportunity to talk to different teams for necessary information for our team to work with. The motor team has ordered a new controller for the custom built motors because the old ones from Kelly Controllers did not have the right pin for the motor we had. So they are going to find a controller which is easy to plug to the motor. After that Danny, one of the coaches for Superway, gave us some useful information for our system. He explained how to use a limit switch and damper for precise switching between tracks. For the switching mechanism to operate properly, we need a force of 5 lbs applied on it. When it gets to it's equilibrium point, gravity can take care of the rest. For our team we have to test the linear actuator to provide the right amount of force and calculate the amount of current needed to do so. In the next couple of weeks, we plan on design the PCB, the control system and test all the actuators.