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Date |
Description |
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Monday, 26 October 2009 |
- New files available for
download.
- SAVAGEcom v0.4.3.143 Beta
- Message Document r0.3
- Software Architecture rev2
- System Architecture rev2
- Software Flowchart rev1
- Kinematic Model rev1
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Saturday, 24 October 2009 |
- Website update. The name "ZEUS" will be used from now on instead of SAVAGE. SAVAGE will be remain as the project's codename.
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Monday, 19 October 2009 |
- The "Athens Digital Week" just finished. Thank you for your support.
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Monday, 12 October 2009 |
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Replaced Front Left and Rear Right Angle Gearbox.
- New DC/DC converter installed for 24Vdc electronics power supply from batteries.
- New DC/DC converter installed for 5Vdc camera power supply.
- Power circuit was changed (new version is r0.3)
- "Message Document r0.5" was renamed to "Message Document r0.6"
- Progress on "Message Document r0.6"
- Parameter table was corrected
- Minor fixes
- Progress on SAVAGEcom software
- Corrections according to Message Document r0.6
- Progress on LegBoard software
- Added mode selection from LCD screen
- Corrections according to Message Document r0.6
- Minor fixes
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Friday, 9 October 2009 |
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Monday, 21 September 2009 |
- Fixed power shutdown problem when
voltage drops below 14V with 24Vdc power
stabilizer
- Wireless communication between SAVAGE and UI
with serial over Ethernet module
- Progress on SAVAGEcom software
- Support of the new SMCD commands
- Progress on LegBoard software
- Support of the new SMCD commands
- Progress on "Message Document r0.5"
- New SMCD commands added
- "Park" mode (Free rotate of angle motor)
- Tests Report
- Left/Right reverse operation
- Leg Angle alignment
problem
- Angle feedback slipping
(potentiometer-shaft coupling
problem)
- Front Left speed gearbox
complication (damaged gearbox)
- New videos uploaded. View
Media Gallery
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Sunday, 6 September 2009 |
- Rear Left Angle Gearbox replacement
- Change angle feedback with analog potentiometer
- Onboard PC mounted
- Wireless communication between SAVAGE and UI
- Progress on LegBoard software
- New LegBoard software (r0.6.x)
- Analog and digital feedback support
- Support of the new SMCD commands
- Fixed behavior after DC drive
restart
- Some minor changes in LCD
messages
- Progress on SAVAGEcom software
- Support of the new SMCD commands
- Rewritten LegBoard class which
now includes subclasses
- User interface improvements
- Progress on "Message Document r0.5"
- New SMCD commands added
- Angle rotate 180 deg
- Angle analog feedback
- Angle encoder feedback
- Tests Report
- Power shutdown when voltage
drops below 14V
- Angle feedback slipping
(potentiometer-shaft coupling
problem)
- Front Left speed gearbox
complication (damaged gearbox)
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Saturday, 1 August 2009 |
- Progress on LegBoard software
- Rewritten Angle Auto Calibration
procedure
- Added manual angle calibration
procedure through LCD screen
- Progress on SAVAGEcom software
- User interface improvements
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Thursday, 30 June 2009 |
- SAVAGE outdoor tests
- Added new general main batteries switch
- Ultrasonic sensors mounting
- Progress on LegBoard software
- Launch of revision 0.5 LegBoard Software
- New speed and angle controller with fuzzy parameter calculation
- Both r0.4 and r0.5 NMEA message support
- New LCD menu structure
- Progress on SAVAGEcom software
- r0.5 NMEA message support
- New LegBoard request procedure which also enables custom
sequence
- Automatic field update
- User interface improvements
- Progress on "Message Document r0.5"
- XOR checksum support
- New functions support
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Wednesday, 17 June 2009 |
- Progress on LegBoard software
- New angle controller based on Fuzzy Logic parameter calculation (Many thanks to Kinshuk Bairagi for his help)
- Angle/Speed controller watchdog
- Added timer view LCD screen
- Program cycle calculation
- Progress on SAVAGEcom software
- Added chart plotting for data log
- Multiply parameter logging
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Sunday, 31 May 2009 |
- Progress on GPS mounting
- Progress on "Message Document r0.5"
- Uploaded new version of SAVAGEcom
- Progress on LegBoard software
- Rebuild Angle/Speed controller
- Message evaluation (new r0.5)
- LCD messages
- Rebuild angle auto calibration
- Data logging
- Port selection
- Software reset
- Progress on SAVAGEcom software
- Data logging
- Message evaluation (new r0.5)
- Software reset
- Angle auto calibration
- Communication watchdog
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Monday, 11 May 2009 |
- Uploaded new video (See media gallery)
- Uploaded 3D design (See media gallery)
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Sunday, 10 May 2009 |
- Progress on LegBoard software
- Progress on new message protocol
- Uploaded new photos (See media gallery)
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Wednesday, 29 April 2009 |
- The website was redesigned !
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Sunday, 27 April 2009 |
- Documents update
- Kinematic model rev1 (50%)
- Software flowchart (100%)
- Software architecture (100%)
- System architecture (100%)
- Ultrasonic sensors (100%)
- New
downloads
available
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Wednesday, 15 April 2009 |
- Website update
- New
downloads
available
- Links for Office Live Workspace
- New
Status page,
with more details
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Friday, 27 March 2009 |
- Progress on LegBoard software
- Communications errors finally fixed
- Ultrasonic sensors are now working
- Communication Watchdog
- Many other improvements
- Uploaded new version of
SAVAGEcom
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Wednesday, 28 January 2009 |
- Progress on....
- SAVAGEcom software
- LegBoard software
- Front Left Speed and Angle gearbox replacement
- Update SAFAR
- Web camera integration
- Compass was connected and tested
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Date |
Description |
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Friday, 28 November 2008 |
- Progress on....
- SAVAGEcom software
- LegBoard software
- Connected and tested with SAFAR
- Find more for SAFAR
here
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Wednesday, 26 November 2008 |
- SAVAGE was moved to UTH Laboratory
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Tuesday, 21 October 2008 |
- Progress on SAVAGEcom software (new version
available for
download)
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Saturday, 27 September 2008 |
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Monday, 4 August 2008 |
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Saturday, 26 July 2008
to Monday, 4 August 2008 |
- First test !!!
- Progress on....
- Leg electronics testing (problems fixed)
- communication testing
- SAVAGEcom software
- LegBoard software
- Some problems discovered on leg electronics.
Will be fixed with next version.
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Friday, 4 July 2008
to Monday, 21 July 2008
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- Progress on....
- mechanical construction
- mechanical assembly
- mechanical testing
- Leg electronics testing (problems fixed)
- communication testing
- power unit testing
- power unit construction
- power unit assembly
- SAVAGEcom software
- LegBoard software
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Friday, 20 June 2008 |
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Friday, 6 June 2008 |
- Progress on SAVAGEcom software
- Improvements on communication section
- Added code comments
- New version of SAVAGEcom available
for
download
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Sunday, 25 May 2008 |
- Progress on SAVAGEcom software
- Improvements on communication section
- Progress on LegBoard software
- Improvements on communication section
- New version of SAVAGEcom available
for
download
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Sunday, 18 May 2008 |
- Progress on SAVAGEcom software
- Progress on LegBoard software
- Correction on initialization section
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Sunday, 20 April 2008 |
- Progress on SAVAGEcom software
- Improvements in UI
- Improvements on communication section
- Progress on electronics testing
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Sunday, 6 April 2008 |
- Progress on SAVAGEcom software
- Redesigned user interface
- Improvements on communication section
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Saturday, 15 March 2008 |
- Rebuild SAVAGEcom with Visual Studio 2008, .NET
Framework 3.5
- Rebuild LegBoard software
- Fixed some issues with LegBoard electronics
rev0.3
- New communication strings
- Progress on electronics testing
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Friday, 14 March 2008 |
- Restart daily log after few months.
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Date |
Description |
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Wednesday, 5 September 2007 |
- End of vacation.... Back to our
project.
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Friday, 10 August 2007 |
- A few days break for vacation ......
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Friday, 3 August 2007
to Tuesday, 7 August 2007 |
- Progress, progress, progress ....
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Thursday, 2 August 2007 |
- Progress on mechanical construction and
assembly
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Wednesday, 1 August 2007 |
- Progress on mechanical construction and
assembly
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Monday, 30 July 2007 |
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Sunday, 29 July 2007 |
- Progress on mechanical construction and
assembly
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Saturday, 28 July 2007 |
- Progress on mechanical design, construction and
assembly
- Corrected progress
status on
Mechanical section
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Thursday, 26 July 2007 |
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Wednesday, 25 July 2007 |
- Progress on power monitoring software
- Progress on the assembly of the Power Unit
Circuit
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Monday, 23 July 2007 |
- Progress on the assembly of the Power Unit
Circuit. Almost finished. Made some minor tests
- Updated
Photo
Gallery
- Power Distribution Board rev. 0.2 schematics
available for
download
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Sunday, 22 July 2007 |
- New version of Power Distribution Board
- Progress on the design of the Power Unit Circuit
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Saturday, 21 July 2007 |
- Progress on the design and assembly of the Power
Unit Circuit
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Tuesday, 9 July 2007 |
- Power Distribution Board schematics available
for
download
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Sunday, 8 July 2007 |
- Finish assembly of the Power Distribution Board
- Updated
Photo
Gallery
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Wednesday, 4
July 2007 |
- Start assembly of the Power Unit Circuit
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Friday, 29 June 2007 |
- Start construction of the Power Distribution
Board PCB
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Monday, 25
June 2007 |
- Start design of the Power Distribution Board
(Schematics soon available for download)
- LegBoard test finished
- Correction of some minor faults in mechanical construction
- LegBoard assembly finished
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Friday, 11 May
2007 |
- LegBoard power up test
- LegBoard's mounting box design construction
- Progress on Power Unit Circuit design
- Progress on motor encoder mounting
- Progress on chassis assembly
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Wednesday, 25 April 2007 |
- GPS Base schematics available for download
- We have received almost all electronics and we will begin assembly as soon as possible.
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Monday, 23 April 2007 |
- Design and construction of GPS,Antenna and compass base
- Construction of leg electronics
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Monday, 2
April 2007 |
- Design of motor encoder mounting base
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Wednesday, 28 March 2007 |
- LegBoard r0.3 design finishedd
- RS485-RS232 r0.2 updated (final)version
- Design of encoder mounting plate
- Progress on SAVAGEcom communication software
- Starting of new motor control program
- Schematic PCB available fordownload
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Wednesday, 14 March 2007 |
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Starting design of the new LegBoard
r0.3 (final version)
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Monday, 12 March 2007 |
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New version of RS485-RS232 communication
board (rev 0.2)
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(schematic PCB available for
download)
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Sunday, 11 March 2007 |
- Speed encoder mounted
- Construction and testing of RS485-RS232 board
- Problem with leg main board solved
- Progress on motor control programming
- First steps for RS485 communication
- Progress on SAVAGEcom communication software
- First steps for RS485 communication
- Functions for speed control added
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Friday, 9 March 2007 |
- Design of RS485-RS232 communication board with 4 port hub
- Schematic PCB available for download
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Saturday, 3 March 2007 |
- Finally solved problem with I²C bus (Drive Communication)
- New version of SAVAGEcom available for download
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Thursday, 1
March 2007 |
- Angle home switch mounted
- Progress on motor control programming
- Anglehandling with P Controller
- Angle home switch handling
- Home function (zero position of angle)
- Progress on SAVAGEcom communication software
- Add home function
- Data capture over serial port
- Sampling rate calculation
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Tuesday, 27 February 2007 |
- Launch of SAVAGE FTP
- New encoder mounted
- Progress on motor control programming
- Handle of the new encoder (now working)
- Simple angle handling via SAVAGEcom (Open loop control)
- Progress on SAVAGEcom communication software
- New version available for download)
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Saturday, 24 February 2007 |
-
Introduction of the new website !
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Friday, 3
February 2007 |
-
Back to business ! Beginning of
phase 2
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Monday, 13
November 2006 |
- Phase 1 was terminated. See you soon ...
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Monday, 13
November 2006 |
- Presentation at UTH
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SAVAGEcom v0.1 Beta
available for download (Updated)
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Sunday, 12 November 2006 |
- Progress on SAVAGEcom communication software
- Some problems with motor encoders were solved
- Leg board was mounted on the leg
- Cable connections
- Progress on motor control programming
- Added communication strings table
- Local serial communication
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Saturday,
11 November 2006
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- Progress on SAVAGEcom communication software
- Progress on motor control programming
- Progress on sensors mounting
- Encoders were mounted (with problems)
- Home switch was mounted
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Friday, 10
November 2006 |
- Progress on SAVAGEcom communication software
- SAVAGEcom v0.1 Beta available for download
(requires
Microsoft .NET Framework)
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Thursday,
09 November 2006 |
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Tuesday, 07
November 2006 |
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Finished construction and assembly of the new leg
board design (r 0.2), testing remain
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Saturday, 04 November 2006 |
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New leg
board design (r 0.2)
Starting construction and assembly of the new leg
board design (r 0.2)
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Monday, 30
October 2006 |
- Starting new leg board design (r 0.2)
- Progress on motor control programming
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Thursday, 26 October 2006 |
- NEW
Motor Driver Installed !
- Progress on motor control programming
- Motor driver initialization (NEW DRIVER)
- Motor driver communication protocol
- Motor encoders reading
- Local serial communication
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Saturday,
17 September 2006 |
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Progress on motor control programming
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Motor encoders reading
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Local serial communication
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Interrupt initialization
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Progress on SAVAGEcom communication software
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Wednesday,
13 September 2006 |
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Progress on SAVAGEcom communication software
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Monday, 04 September 2006 |
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We are
back after a short time of vacation.
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Monday, 07
August 2006 |
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Progress on SAVAGEcom communication software
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Wednesday, 02 August 2006 |
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Progress on motor control programming
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Local serial communication
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Motor driving initialization (We had some
problems with motor driver circuit)
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Progress on mechanical design and construction
(Battery holder and Main board aluminium parts)
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Progress on SAVAGEcom communication software
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Saturday,29 July 2006 |
- Progress on motor control programming
- LCDInitialization and communication
- Local serial communication
- Introducing of SAVAGEcom, the software for basic
communication and debugging for the Leg Board. The
preliminary version can send and receive commands to
and from the board.
- Design and construction of a simulation base for one leg. Will be used for testing the electronics.
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Tuesday, 25
July 2006 |
- Progress on motor control programming
- Reading analog inputs (Voltage, Current etc.)
- Local serial communication
- External Interrupts
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Monday, 24
July 2006 |
- After
of 5 days working around on a communication problem
with mC, I finally found the reason (some fuse bits
on mC).
- Progress on motor control programming (Basic mC
initialization, Local serial communication)
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Sunday, 23
July 2006
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Finishing of motor assembly
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Progress on leg electronics testing
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Progress on motor control programming (Basic mC
initialization, Local serial communication)
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Design
and construction of motor encoder mounting
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Wednesday,
19 July 2006 |
- Beginning of leg electronics testing
- Progress on motor control programming (Basic mC
initialization, Local serial communication)
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Sunday, 16
July 2006 |
- Leg electronics are ready for testing
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Saturday, 15 July 2006 |
- Beginning of leg electronics assembly
- Motor assembly and testing almost finished
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Wednesday ,
15 July 2006 |
- Main mechanical assembly is finished
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Tuesday , 11 July 2006 |
- The leg electronics construction PCB is finished
- Motor assembly started
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Monday , 10 July 2006
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