Mentor Name: Michael John Badger
Contact 1: July 15, 2011
Phone meeting with Michael John Badger. This meeting was a 3 way call that lasted about 30 minutes. CJ’s mother introduced Mr. Badger to CJ and me and we further introduced ourselves later in the meeting. We discussed our expectations for the class and upcoming project. Christopher Brzozowski and Dustin Brandl
Contact 2: July 20, 2011
Sent:Good afternoon,
Attached is our systems engineering project/presentation. We look forward to working with you.
Thanks,
CJ and Dustin
Contact 2: July 20, 2011
RecievedCJ and Dustin,
You were very active during the last school year. Your newsletter was informative and interesting. Based on evidence of your creativity, enthusiasm, and introduction to the engineering disciplines, you appear poised for a memorable and productive senior year.
Request your thoughts on what value to a customer your robotics project will provide. Does the robot help her in some way? Does it retreive items underwater and bring them to the surface? Does it clean pools? Does it retrieve lost items which have a Bluetooth or other unique transmitting device enabled (e.g., lost cell in the house, car keys, or garage door opener)?
Mike
Contact 3: September 9, 2011
Sent:
Contact 1: July 15, 2011
Phone meeting with Michael John Badger. This meeting was a 3 way call that lasted about 30 minutes. CJ’s mother introduced Mr. Badger to CJ and me and we further introduced ourselves later in the meeting. We discussed our expectations for the class and upcoming project. Christopher Brzozowski and Dustin Brandl
Contact 2: July 20, 2011
Sent:Good afternoon,
Attached is our systems engineering project/presentation. We look forward to working with you.
Thanks,
CJ and Dustin
Contact 2: July 20, 2011
RecievedCJ and Dustin,
You were very active during the last school year. Your newsletter was informative and interesting. Based on evidence of your creativity, enthusiasm, and introduction to the engineering disciplines, you appear poised for a memorable and productive senior year.
Request your thoughts on what value to a customer your robotics project will provide. Does the robot help her in some way? Does it retreive items underwater and bring them to the surface? Does it clean pools? Does it retrieve lost items which have a Bluetooth or other unique transmitting device enabled (e.g., lost cell in the house, car keys, or garage door opener)?
Mike
Contact 3: September 9, 2011
Sent:
Hello Mr. Badger,I hope you had a great summer. We just got back into school and we are required to have your phone number, email, employer, position and job description for our mentor fact sheet. The sooner you can send me these the better, hope to hear back from you soon. Thank you for your time. - CJ and Dustin |
Contact 3: September 9, 2011Recieved:
CJ and Dustin,
Name: Michael J. Badger, P.E., MBA
Phone: 732-737-4414
email: michael.john.badger@verizon.net
Employer: Program Executive Office Integration (PEO I), US Army
Position: Deputy, Executive Director, System of Systems Engineering and Integration
Job description: The lead for overall execution of the combined engineering, business management, acquisition and pricing approach to development and acquisition of PEO Integration systems under development. Supervisor of personnel to meet program priorities and ensure those efforts are properly integrated. Overseer of reviews and approver of the associated execution plans and schedules, ensuring the optimal mix of in-house and contract work, and ensure appropriate collaboration with external organizations (Office of the SECDEF/Department of the Army, user requirements community, testing community, Army laboratories) to meet or exceed all goals.
Regards,
MJB
Contact 4: September 29, 2011
CJ and Dustin,
Name: Michael J. Badger, P.E., MBA
Phone: 732-737-4414
email: michael.john.badger@verizon.net
Employer: Program Executive Office Integration (PEO I), US Army
Position: Deputy, Executive Director, System of Systems Engineering and Integration
Job description: The lead for overall execution of the combined engineering, business management, acquisition and pricing approach to development and acquisition of PEO Integration systems under development. Supervisor of personnel to meet program priorities and ensure those efforts are properly integrated. Overseer of reviews and approver of the associated execution plans and schedules, ensuring the optimal mix of in-house and contract work, and ensure appropriate collaboration with external organizations (Office of the SECDEF/Department of the Army, user requirements community, testing community, Army laboratories) to meet or exceed all goals.
Regards,
MJB
Contact 4: September 29, 2011
michael.john.badger@verizon.net writes: >Chris and Dustin, > > What is the status of your project? Have you developed the inital >concept and specifications? > > Regards, > Mike Badger > > |
Contact 4: September 30, 2011Sent:
Hello Mr. Badger,
So far we have taken inventory of our VEX robotics sets and have been working on our project blogs. The Blogs contain information on the Specifications, Limitations, project status, Background Information, and much more on the project. We will send you the links to these blogs as soon as we get approval from our instructor. Our project now is to design an aquatic vehicle that accomplishes certain challenges and a terrestrial vehicle that will gather endangered Piping Plover eggs without breaking them or disturbing the surrounding environment. We will keep you updated as we move along. Thank you very much for your time.
- CJ and Dustin
Contact 5: Contact: October 19, 2011
SentHello,
Here is the link for the blogs we have been working on in class http://brzozowskivex.blogspot.com/
Right now we are working on our alternative solutions and will have images of what we want the product to look like up soon.
Thank you for your time
- CJ and Dustin
Contact: October 19, 2011
Recieved:CJ and Dustin,
I looked through the postings on your blogspot. Interesting. It will be good to see which design you settle upon.
Mike Badger
Mentor Name: Naga Kunduru
Contact 6: September 11, 2011Sent:
>On Sun, Sep 11, 2011 at 2:01 PM, Christopher Brzozowski <[
>mailto:christopher_brzozowski@mast.mcvsd.org
>]christopher_brzozowski@mast.mcvsd.org> wrote:
>
>
>
>Hello Mr. Naga,
>
>Thank you very much for volunteering to mentor us during this school
>year.
>We would like to speak to you soon about our project. Please let us
>know
>when we can reach you. In the meantime, our school requires your email,
>phone number, employer, position, and job description for our mentor
>fact
>sheet. We look forward to hearing back from you. Thank you for your
>time.
>
>- CJ and Dustin
Contact 6: September 13, 2011Recieved:
Naga Kunduru <nkunduru@gmail.com> writes:
>Hi CJ, you can call me on my cell (848-702-7021) between 6-9pm in the
>evenings.
>Here is my info for your school's mentor fact sheet:
>[ mailto:nkunduru@us.ibm.com ]nkunduru@us.ibm.com
>201-266-7658
>IBM
>Technical Business Analyst
>Job Description:
>Identify and define requirements for the use of technology to improve
>Mortgage processes and systems. Analyze and document technical
>requirements of client’s unique lending/servicing enterprise and map
>those requirements within the context of IBM's Impact Lending Suite
>software solution. Act as the liaison between the business and
>development and provide a business and systems analysis service to
>clients. Balance technology and business issues as well as communicate
>appropriately with both technology and business experts.
>
>- Naga
Contact 7: September 29, 2011
Sent:Hello Mr. Naga,
Thank you very much for sending us the information for our mentor fact sheet. Please note, any phone calls or personal contact must be approved by our teacher ahead of time. We will be in touch with you soon. Thank you very much for your time.
-CJ and Dustin
Email :
Contact 9: November 1, 2011
BarBaros@aim.com
Discussed the background of the project, sent our blog information, and the mechanical and electrical aspects of the project.
Contact 1: November 14, 2011 Face to Face for about half of an hour
Discussed the mechanical and electrical aspects of our project with Mr. Barrall. We also went over the basic idea of our project, and the tasks we hope to accomplish in the near future. We discussed what we have finished already and what we will soon be working on. He described what he did before he was retired and expressed his intrest in robotics.
Discussed the mechanical and electrical aspects of our project with Mr. Barrall. We also went over the basic idea of our project, and the tasks we hope to accomplish in the near future. We discussed what we have finished already and what we will soon be working on. He described what he did before he was retired and expressed his intrest in robotics.
Contact 11: November 22, 2011 Face to Face for the class period
Mr. Rubiano, an alumni from this school, returned here to this class. He discused with my partner and me different techniques he used to construct his VEX robot last year. He mainly focused on the hull aspect of the VEX robot. He instructed us on how to make the hull as light as possible. We tossed around ideas of how to
Contact 12: November 30, 2011 Face to Face for the class period
He showed us how exactly the different motors and servos connected to not only the framework but also to the drive shafts which then in turn spin each different apparatus. He discussed with us different ideas on how we could create propellers out of pieces of the VEX kit.
Contact 13: December 3, 2011 Face to Face with Mr. Heller (from Hobby Masters in Red Bank)
He showed us differenet propellers, which he had in his shop, but none of them seemed large enough to move the VEX robot. We bought one propeller in order that we may test it on our VEX robot, and see how well it performs. He suggested a propeller with a radius of three inches, but they did not have any in stock. We will return when they do.
Mr. Rubiano, an alumni from this school, returned here to this class. He discused with my partner and me different techniques he used to construct his VEX robot last year. He mainly focused on the hull aspect of the VEX robot. He instructed us on how to make the hull as light as possible. We tossed around ideas of how to
Contact 12: November 30, 2011 Face to Face for the class period
He showed us how exactly the different motors and servos connected to not only the framework but also to the drive shafts which then in turn spin each different apparatus. He discussed with us different ideas on how we could create propellers out of pieces of the VEX kit.
Contact 13: December 3, 2011 Face to Face with Mr. Heller (from Hobby Masters in Red Bank)
He showed us differenet propellers, which he had in his shop, but none of them seemed large enough to move the VEX robot. We bought one propeller in order that we may test it on our VEX robot, and see how well it performs. He suggested a propeller with a radius of three inches, but they did not have any in stock. We will return when they do.
Contact 14: February 12, 2012
Received: from Mr. Barrall
From your picture it looks like a small gear on the motor is driving a large gear on your claw arm. If you put a large gear on motor and small gear on claw arm, the arm should move faster.
Sent:
Hello Mr. Barrall,
We have encountered a minor problem with our robot. One challenge is we have to throw a ball through a hoop, but the claw will not move fast enough to actually "throw" the ball; it merely drops. We were wondering if you had any ideas that would allow us to throw the ball. Attatched is a current image of our robot.
Thank you,
CJ and Dustin
Received:
CJ and Dustin,
Some things to think about:
1. The farther the claw is from the pivot point the faster it will travel
2. Gears can be used to speed up the output of a motor
3. A slow motion can be used to store energy in something like a rubber band or spring and then suddenly released
Contact 16: February 26, 2012
Sent via facebook:
Peter Arriaza,
We are having some trouble because we do not know how to safely use the motors in an aquatic location without altering the motor itself. Do you have any suggestions for us?
Thank you,
CJ and Dustin
Received via facebook:
Hey guys,
I didn't have to do an aquatic challenge last year, but I may have an idea. Try using balloons to cover each motor and use super glue to seal the ends. This should make a watertight seal. Let me know how it works.
Peter.
Contact 17: Date: February 10, 2012
SENT
Hello Mr. Badger,
We have been moving along with our VEX Robot. We are creating propellers for the back of our VEX Vehicle. What type do you recommend? The Vehicle is about 10 by 14 inches and is no more than 5 pounds. We also have to be able to maneuver around corners. Thank you for your time.
CJ and Dustin
Contact18: Mr. Kunduru
Date: February 10, 2012
SENT
We have been moving along with our VEX Robot. We are creating propellers for the back of our VEX Vehicle. What type do you recommend? The Vehicle is about 10 by 14 inches and is no more than 5 pounds. We also have to be able to maneuver around corners. Thank you for your time.
CJ and Dustin
Contact 19: Mr. Rubiano
Date: February 12, 2012
SENT
Hello Rob,
We are moving along with our VEX Robot but we now need to add propellers to the back. Is there any type/size you recommend? Thank you for your time.
Contact: Mr. Rubiano
Date: February 14, 2012
Hey Guys,
Any size between 3 and 5 inches should work. You might also want to consider using the wheels that come with the kit as propellers. You can spread clay through the gaps of the wheels and angle it to get a propeller like motion. Good Luck.
- Rob
