Thesis Statement

I will create a rover that will be able to travel across very uneven terrain, which will relate to the book Star Splitter.

Conceptual Precedent

Technical Precedent

Additional Precedent

Initial Sketch

Day 1:

Today, I continued to work on and finished the brainstorming worksheet and sent an email to the CCI to order some parts that I need for my project. The project that I want to create is a remote-controlled buggy, which is why I need motors, an IR receiver & remote, wheels, and batteries for the remote.

Day 2:

Today, I started modeling the robot in Onshape. I started by finding some of the parts I ordered and imported them. Then, I started to model the main body of the robot. Tomorrow, I will try to model the suspension mechanism.

Day 3:

Today, I worked on the suspension mechanism on Onshape. I chose to use a Bogie-Bogie suspension system because it allows a vehicle to traverse very tough terrain.