Posted by Mike Aubry.
Engineer on team #47, Chiefs, from Pontiac Central and Delphi .
Posted on 11/1/2000 6:13 PM MST
Okay all you CDI invitees,
Time to do a sense check on completeness and validate those that have been monitoring this cdi message board. With just over 2 weeks to go, we’re curious about your progress. Therefore, I’m asking for one designate from each team to respond to the following: On a scale of 1 to 9, (1 being haven’t even started, to 9 we are driving and practicing now).
Where are you in the process?
Posted by David Kelly.
Student on team #234, Cyber Blue, from Perry Meridian H. S. and Rolls-Royce.
Posted on 11/1/2000 6:34 PM MST
In Reply to: NOTICE TO ALL TEAMS, time to check in, please! posted by Mike Aubry on 11/1/2000 6:13 PM MST:
Team 234 is around a 3 or 4. We are working really hard!!
David Kelly
Student Team Captain
Posted by David Kelly.
Student on team #234, Cyber Blue, from Perry Meridian H. S. and Rolls-Royce.
Posted on 11/1/2000 6:34 PM MST
In Reply to: NOTICE TO ALL TEAMS, time to check in, please! posted by Mike Aubry on 11/1/2000 6:13 PM MST:
Team 234 is around a 3 or 4. We are working really hard!!
David Kelly
Student Team Captain
Posted by David Kelly.
Student on team #234, Cyber Blue, from Perry Meridian H. S. and Rolls-Royce.
Posted on 11/1/2000 6:34 PM MST
In Reply to: NOTICE TO ALL TEAMS, time to check in, please! posted by Mike Aubry on 11/1/2000 6:13 PM MST:
Team 234 is around a 3 or 4. We are working really hard!!
David Kelly
Student Team Captain
Posted by Nate Smith.
Other on team #66, GM Powertrain/Willow Run HS, from Eastern Michigan University and GM Powertrain.
Posted on 11/1/2000 7:13 PM MST
In Reply to: NOTICE TO ALL TEAMS, time to check in, please! posted by Mike Aubry on 11/1/2000 6:13 PM MST:
I would say about a 3 or 4 for team 66…the final bits of work are being done on the drive train, and designs are being finalized for the ball handling mechanism…we should have something to at least practice driving with by early next week at the very latest…ball handling practice still to come…
Nate
Posted by Jason Baker.
Student on team #240, Mach V, from Jefferson High School and Visteon.
Posted on 11/1/2000 8:19 PM MST
In Reply to: NOTICE TO ALL TEAMS, time to check in, please! posted by Mike Aubry on 11/1/2000 6:13 PM MST:
Team 240’s around a 4–drivetrain 90% complete-periphials in the working.
–Jason
Posted by Brad Breedlove.
Student on team #45, Technokats, from Kokomo High School and Delphi Automotive Systems.
Posted on 11/2/2000 5:18 AM MST
In Reply to: NOTICE TO ALL TEAMS, time to check in, please! posted by Mike Aubry on 11/1/2000 6:13 PM MST:
Team 45 is about a 4 or 5. we should be able to start practicing around the middle to end of next week.
Posted by Raul. [PICTURE: SAME | NEW | HELP]
Engineer on team #111, Wildstang, from Rolling Meadows & Wheeling HS and Motorola.
Posted on 11/2/2000 5:36 AM MST
In Reply to: NOTICE TO ALL TEAMS, time to check in, please! posted by Mike Aubry on 11/1/2000 6:13 PM MST:
Team 111 is at about a 4 - drive system design complete. We have been driving around to see what gear ratio felt right. But still have a long way to go.
Raul
Posted by Jason Bogroff.
Engineer on team #153, Smokey and the Bandits, from Somerset County Technical & Vocational School and Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical.
Posted on 11/2/2000 5:37 AM MST
In Reply to: NOTICE TO ALL TEAMS, time to check in, please! posted by Mike Aubry on 11/1/2000 6:13 PM MST:
Team 153 (Smokey and the Bandits) is a 5. All of our students got to control the chassis/drive system last night. Today we’re ‘optimizing’ the speed-power balance.
The ball handling system is a little behind. We had to go through many design iterations to get a simple, workable design. Now we’re working on a prototype.
Posted by Vince Wilczynski.
Engineer on team #124, Whalers, from New London / Montville/ Williams School and Notheast Utilities / US Coast Guard Academy.
Posted on 11/2/2000 6:53 AM MST
In Reply to: NOTICE TO ALL TEAMS, time to check in, please! posted by Mike Aubry on 11/1/2000 6:13 PM MST:
With our team spread out from IN to MA, getting an honest tab on where we stand is a bit tricky… Having done these before, and knowing that you really don’t know that you are in fact ‘done’ till you are competing in your first round, we will take a 5.
Some details. We have a design of the base and arm. We have a working prototype of a base that can scoot around. We have the actual base under construction in Kokomo with a report that it will be operational this weekend. We have an arm / ball pick up device that is built and is in Boston getting modified to actually hold a ball, and be mounted on the base. Some ‘details’ that remain are the component integration (scheduled to being on 11/10) and the inevitable revisions needed to make it work. It is, by design, a simple device, so the integration should not be very impossible (only mildly impossible).
If anyone is interested, the work is being ‘coordinated’ through our web site ( www.CGAteamUSA.org ) under the following links:
Design Forum: Chief Delphi Invitational
Design Gallery: Chief Delphi Invitational
Posted by Bill Beatty.
Other on team #71, Team Hammond, from Team Hammond.
Posted on 11/2/2000 9:14 AM MST
In Reply to: NOTICE TO ALL TEAMS, time to check in, please! posted by Mike Aubry on 11/1/2000 6:13 PM MST:
Team number 71 has boilerplate number 1 running and using it for driving practice. We hope to get first chassis with attachments on the field this weekend. Overall I would say we are a 6. BTW the CDI crossed me up by going earlier this year. I am leaving the country for a vacation next week and won’t be back until the eve of the competition. Our group will handle it, but it will be agony for me.
Bill B
Posted by Pat Casey.
Student on team #101, STRIKER, from St. Patrick High School and Lo Dan Electronics.
Posted on 11/2/2000 9:53 AM MST
In Reply to: NOTICE TO ALL TEAMS, time to check in, please! posted by Mike Aubry on 11/1/2000 6:13 PM MST:
We are moving around on the floor and most of the components of our robot are made. All we need to do is put it all together and to work out the bugs. I would give ourselves a 4 because I still thinks there is a lot of work to do.
Posted by Jason Rukes.
Engineer on team #109, Arial Systems & Libertyville HS, from Libertyville High School and Arial Systems Corp & SEC Design.
Posted on 11/2/2000 1:55 PM MST
In Reply to: NOTICE TO ALL TEAMS, time to check in, please! posted by Mike Aubry on 11/1/2000 6:13 PM MST:
Team 109 will have to take a 3-4 so far. Drivetrain is simple and functional. Drawing a little too much current, but adding the car battery has helped 
I just want to say that this kit is awesome. I think our team will be using the couplers and trantorques for the FIRST competition this year based on our experiences with CDI.
Posted by Rod Prather.
Engineer on team #234, Cyber Blue, from Perry Meridian High School and Rolls Royce.
Posted on 11/2/2000 2:43 PM MST
In Reply to: Re: NOTICE TO ALL TEAMS, time to check in, please! posted by Jason Rukes on 11/2/2000 1:55 PM MST:
WHAT!!! What car battery?
: Team 109 will have to take a 3-4 so far. Drivetrain is simple and functional. Drawing a little too much current, but adding the car battery has helped
: I just want to say that this kit is awesome. I think our team will be using the couplers and trantorques for the FIRST competition this year based on our experiences with CDI.
Posted by Jason Rukes.
Engineer on team #109, Arial Systems & Libertyville HS, from Libertyville High School and Arial Systems Corp & SEC Design.
Posted on 11/2/2000 4:54 PM MST
In Reply to: Car Battery??? posted by Rod Prather on 11/2/2000 2:43 PM MST:
: WHAT!!! What car battery?
Just kidding. I wondered if anyone would read these messages besides me.
Posted by Janna.
Student on team #349, The RoBahamas, from International Academy and Ford Motor Company.
Posted on 11/2/2000 5:46 PM MST
In Reply to: NOTICE TO ALL TEAMS, time to check in, please! posted by Mike Aubry on 11/1/2000 6:13 PM MST:
Our team is probably about a 4. We have a complete design that will have to have a few changes to it, and we are building a frame as we type this. We built a prototype earlier, but it was a bit different than our current design. As long as we keep high attendance at work sessions, we should be moving along at a pretty good pace.
~Team 349~
Posted by bill whitley.
Student on team #70, Auto City Bandits, from Powers Catholic High School and Kettering University.
Posted on 11/9/2000 7:21 PM MST
In Reply to: NOTICE TO ALL TEAMS, time to check in, please! posted by Mike Aubry on 11/1/2000 6:13 PM MST:
Team 70 is probably a 3. We went through several design changes on the arm. We have a working drive train.