Break!

Hey Guys!
Break is almost at its end and so we will shortly return to our tests.
Recap: So far, we are doing great. our rover traveled close to 7 meters on just a 10 degree incline.

Happy Holidays!

-Romi

Solution

Today we found a solution for our wheel problem. Here is a picture...

Today, March 27, 2012

We glued the bottom, made wheels work better, and make flaps all over the box.

-Tal

Dowel

I got the dowel and all we have to do now is cut it to size!
-Roni

THEME SONG!!!

(Tune of "Here comes the Sun" by the Beatles)

Here comes little Ray (Doodoodoodoo)

Here comes little Ray

and I say,

he’s going

to Venus

not making

a thesis

with Enus

but going to VEEEEEENUS

Little RAAAAY

You’re being sent off in the month of May

LIttle RAAAAY

You’ve been so great

and its yourrrr fateee (Doodoodoodoo)

Here comes little Ray (Doodoodoodoo)

Here comes little Ray

and i say,

He’s going

to venus

not making

a thesis

but going to VEEEENUSS

What do you think? I'll show you guys how it's done tomorrow:)!

-Tal

Scale Models with Measurements

Here are the scale models with the numbers:

-Roni

New Wheel Designs

Hi all! Today we started on our wheels. We used the duct tape and changed our design. Instead of using cross-sections, we glued cardboard circles on either side of the tape and will stick a rod through the boards. Now we just need the rods... they must be 38 cm each.

-Romi

Homework

Roni-Put dimensions of the Sketches online
Tal- Come up with Theme Song
Romi-Print out pictures and find object to stand for instruments

-Roni

Kindergarden!

We went to the kindergarden today! The kids were so cute and they helped us make stickers! Thanks Kindergardeners!
-Romi

Kindergarten Day

We visited the kindergarten today and asked them to decorate stickers that we are putting on our rover. They were so cute! Here are some pictures we took of them:

-Roni and Tal

RAY Designs

Sorry for the wait, but they are finally finished.

Take a look:

- Green is CheMin

- Yellow is  SAM

- Red is PanCam

-Roni

DEAD ZONE

I'm in DEAD ZONE (no Internet). I'll try to post the scale models ASAP. Thanks for the patience,
-Roni

Instruments

W have news: all of our instruments will be hidden behind flaps. We will have a representation, behind doors, in the form of a picture, but an actual instrument will not be visible.

-Roni, Romi, and Tal

Wheels

We have come up with a basic plan for our wheels. There will be a rod through the center, connecting the wheels. (NOTE: THIS IS NOT TO SCALE AND ONLY A ROUGH SKETCH)

- Romi and Tal

SLOGAN!

-Tal and Romi

Slogan

Today, our group came up with a slogan.

It is, "To Venus and beyond!"

What do you think?

-Tal

KG Participarion

Ok, so I got some  blank stickers that are each about the size of two name-tags. I printed our one of them with our beautiful logo and the rest are for the KG's to create. I'll post some more photos when i have an example.
-Roni

Sneak Peak

I have been working day and night (not really but it is really hard to figure it out) creating our scale model of the RAY. It's not ready quite but here is a photo of we started with:

This ordinary looking cube is actually a exact scale model of the box we have in class. After working some more we see this:

A little more snazzy right? Well the final product should look like this:

Well if we don't know then you defiantly don't know either. I guess we'll just have to wait and see!

-Roni

Scale

Since our scale is 1:3, I was thinking we could use a yardstick for our Pancam,

or maybe a couple rulers glued together. I believe it would be within our

budget to buy this. Please tell me what you guys think and notify me as soon

as possible.

Thanks!

-Tal

Duct Tape

Hi! Today we bought duct tape to use as our wheels (see previous posts for more info.)

The diameter is 10.5 centimeters, and we will have four of them on our rover.

-Tal

METAL

Hi guys!
We have, after careful consideration, chosen our metal (see options in our previous posts). We have chosen DURIMET 20. 


- Romi

P.S. Stay tuned for our mechanical blueprints, curtesy of Roni's technological genius

LOGO!!!

Here it is...

-Roni

Name Revealed

We FINALLY decided for the name of the rover. RAY which means Rover of Adult Youth. The new logo will be up soon. :)
-Roni

Our Two Possible Metals

We have narrowed down the choices of non-corrosive, heat resistant materials to these two metals:

Durimet 20: A metal with excellent resistance to the corrosiveness of Sulfuric Acid and can withstand up to 2050 degrees Fahrenheit.

Hastelloy B-3: A metal also resistant to Sulfuric Acid that can withstand up to 2100 degrees Fahrenheit.


- Romi

Wheels?

Hey guys! I think I may have found us wheels (for the model). Duck Tape seems perfect!

it is about 2 cm thick, but I have yet to find the roll's diameter, which will be the determining factor.

I think the diameter would be best at 8 cm or so--maybe 9. They are also $3, which, times 4, is $2 over our budget...  What do you think? 

-Romi

What do you think?

I created a logo for our Venus Rover. Tell me what you think...
P.S. We still need to choose a name so it will be filled in accordingly.

-Roni

Measurements and Scale

Width: 29 cm
Length: 44 cm
Depth: 23 cm

THE SCALE FOR ALL OUR DRAWINGS IS 1:3
-Team

First Homework Assignment

Here are the thing that we need to accomplish by Thursday:
Tal, start working on a slogan, research what we can use as the instruments and start creating the theme song with Roni
Romi, start creating the technical designs and create list of material to bring on Monday
Roni, work on the logo and start the kindergarden project (plus theme song).
WE ALL NEED TO POST ANY PROGRESS OR INTERESTING FACT ON THE BLOG!!!
-Team

Pictures of Venus

Venus's cloud tops as seen by Hubble

A computer simulated view of Venus

This is an active volcano on Venus

-Romi

Scale Models

Today in class we worked on scale models. We measured the size of the box/base and started the scale model on my computer. Mr. Sniedman helped us calculate the ratio.

-Roni

Class Work

Today we did some more research for the types of instruments that we would want on our rover. It was a challenge for us because we needed to find material that could not only withstand Venus's absurd temperature (900° F), but that is also non-corrosive. For more info on all these materials, check out our Mission Statement Page. Also look at our Venture Venus Page for more information on all thing Venus!
-Roni