Weekly meeting (29-Jan-2009)

Agenda

1. Dr. Jones: Distribute photos/video from the going-away party. Oops -- forgot!
   
2. The workshop policies have been updated. Action: read the updated policy and complete the table by placing dates in cells indicating when you took the workshop. Durga, Ricky: done. Krishna: to do. Action: everyone will find dates for workshops and post the date on the policies page.
3. Durga: limiting case introduction. To be continued next meeting.
   

Dr. Jones

1. Admin
   1. Increase print quota. Print quota not increased. To do.
      
   2. Find funding to pay for CNC work for v2 of robot. Estimated cost: $250
   3. We have Maple 12, EndNote x2 CDs - install and return.
      
2. Research topics
   1. Revise inverse kinematics paper -- currently editing
      
   2. Finish review paper -- on hold for now
      
   3. Finish limiting-case paper
   4. Begin work on NSF proposal
3. Students
   1. Durga: Jacobian works well, but interval analysis fails on one term.
   2. Ricky: waiting to have v2 trunk cut; working on thesis presentation
      
   3. Krishna: looking at verification
   4. Buddy: working through Antman
      

Weekly meeting (22-Jan-2009)

Agenda

1. Dr. Jones: Distribute photos/video from the going-away party. Oops -- forgot!
   
2. Weekly meeting times: group at 2:00 PM every Thursday, starting the 22nd. Individual meetings: weekly on Thursday starting on the 15th. Durga: 3:00 PM; Buddy; 3:30 PM; Krishna: 4:00 PM.
   
3. The workshop policies have been updated. Action: read the updated policy and complete the table by placing dates in cells indicating when you took the workshop. Durga, Ricky: done. Krishna: to do. Action: everyone will find dates for workshops and post the date on the policies page.
4. Durga: limiting case introduction. To be continued next meeting.
   

Dr. Jones

1. Admin
   1. Give Buddy access to the robotics lab. E-mail sent requesting access; access now granted.
      
   2. Increase print quota. E-mail sent requesting 500 pages/month.
      
   3. Find funding to pay for CNC work for v2 of robot. Estimated cost: $250
   4. Get Maple reinstalled. Need to pick up CD to re-install.
      
2. Research topics
   1. Revise inverse kinematics paper -- currently editing
      
   2. Finish review paper -- on hold for now
      
   3. Finish limiting-case paper
   4. Begin work on NSF proposal
3. Students
   1. Durga: Jacobian works well, but interval analysis fails on one term.
   2. Ricky: waiting to have v2 trunk cut
   3. Krishna: looking at verification
   4. Buddy: working through Antman
      

Weekly meeting (13-Jan-2009)

Semester plan - implement

1. Implement statics and dynamics. Measure and verify. Work on real time.
2. Write up results. First a presentation, then a paper.
   

Agenda

1. Thanks for a great going-away party. I'll gather the video soon. Vika has a photo or two on her blog.
   
2. As decided earlier, the group will use a blog for all weekly reports. Policy update: put updates / action items on your blog the day of the meeting.
   
3. Durga: limiting case introduction. To be continued next meeting.
   
4. The workshop policies have been updated. Action: read the updated policy and complete the table by placing dates in cells indicating when you took the workshop. Durga, Ricky: done. Krishna: to do. Action: everyone will find dates for workshops and post the date on the policies page.
5. Establish weekly meeting times for all students. Verify that 10:00 AM on Tuesday as a group meeting time works.
6. Buddy: take Anthony's spot; re-format his PC.
   

Dr. Jones

1. Admin
   1. None yet.
      
2. Research topics
   1. Finish review paper -- making great progress.
      
   2. Finish limiting-case paper
   3. Begin work on NSF proposal
3. Students
   1. Durga: Jacobian works well, but interval analysis fails on one term.