2.6
Safety
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REQUIREMENTS SPECIFICATIONS
Supplier
Name
Unit
Qty
Total
Parallax
Altimeter
$29.99
1
$29.99
Parallax
Propeller Chip QFP
$7.99
1
$7.99
Parallax
64KB EEPROM
$1.99
1
$1.99
Parallax
5 MHz Crystal
$1.10
1
$1.10
Sparkfun
Radio Modem UM96
$44.95
2
$89.90
Hobby King
450 Outrunner Motor - Trinigy
$14.04
4
$56.16
Hobby King
30A ESC
$5.99
4
$23.96
Hobby King
3S 30C 1000mAh Battery
$8.99
1
$8.99
Hobby King
3S 30C 8000mAh Battery
$44.11
1
$44.11
Hobby King
Deans XT Plugs (10 pairs)
$3.08
2
$6.16
Hobby King
12 AWG 1 meter wire Black
$2.49
3
$7.47
Hobby King
12 AWG 1 meter wire Red
$2.49
3
$7.47
McMaster-Carr
5/8” Aluminum Tubing 6’
$16.38
1
$16.38
McMaster-Carr
3/32” Delrin 24”x48”
$70.67
1
$70.67
McMaster-Carr
1/4” Delrin 12”x12”
$27.87
1
$27.87
McMaster-Carr
4-40 5/8” Standoff
$0.46
12
$5.52
DIY Drones
Propellers 10x4.5 1 push 1 pull
$6.00
2
$12.00
Pololu
CHR-UM6-LT IMU Sensor
$149.99
1
$149.99
Anzhelka
Power control board
$166.60
1
$166.60
Tower Hobbies
Eagle Tree RPM sensor
$13.79
4
$55.16
Total
$789.48
2.6
Safety
When dealing with any robotic system one must take extreme cautions in
order to ensure the safety of everyone. Autonomous systems are particularly
dangerous because there is human behind the controls of the system and can
become unpredictable in the event of a system failure.
Several precautions are enacted to decrease the likelyhood of accidents. Dur-
ing frame construction the team uses fasteners, washers, and nuts that are of
suitable specification. All threaded components are secured using blue Loctite
to ensure that nothing will loosen on its own. Whenever motors are spinning
safety glasses are required. This provides protection in the event that a propeller
has a failure and is detached/released from the motor.
2.7
Importance of Team Work
Being able to work in a team is both a skill and a challenge. Working on
a project in a group helps you split up the work load and possibly get more
work done in less time, however being able to work together with others on the
project could present a greater challenge than the project itself.
This was a foreseen challenge and the team set up a Git repository for all
code, data, images, and presentations. There was also an official blog set up
where we could go in great detail on what we were working on and what we
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