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.

Weekly meeting (4-Dec-08)

Agenda

1. As decided earlier, the group will use a blog for all weekly reports. Action: all group members will start a blog and post a link to it on the Wiki. Group members will post a link to their blog on the Wiki. Krishna, Ricky: to do. Ricky: enable comments. Done. All: make comments in-line. Policy update: put updates / action items on your blog the day of the meeting.
   
2. Final report schedule:due at end of finals.
   
3. Durga: limiting case introduction. To be continued later.
   
4. Anthony: visual servoing tutorial.
   
5. 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: find dates for works
   

Dr. Jones

1. Admin
   1. Provide breadboards for Durga, Krishna. Requested from Dr. Younan. Remind Dr. Jones at the end of the semester to request these again.
2. Research topics
   1. Review DIS final reports
      
   2. Finish review paper
   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.

Thansgiving

Thanksgiving was fun!

Meeting agenda

Agenda

1. Fun stuff: come for Thanksgiving! (Around 5 PM). Durga, Anthony, Krishna, Ricky.
   
2. As decided earlier, the group will use a blog for all weekly reports. Action: all group members will start a blog and post a link to it on the Wiki. Everyone started their blog. Dr. Jones has posted a link to his blog on the Wiki. Group members will post a link to their blog on the Wiki. Ricky: enable comments. All: make comments in-line. Policy update: put updates / action items on your blog the day of the meeting.
   
3. Misc: I need a receipt from Ricky and a link to Buddy's blog.
   
4. Robotics research group: no one wants to rename; dropped.
   
5. Discuss weekly report. Group members will print a copy for each person and include their name or some distinguishing title on the hard copy.
   
6. Final report schedule:
   1. 25th – second draft.
   2. 2nd – final draft.
7. Durga: limiting case introduction
   
8. Anthony: visual servoing tutorial.
   
9. 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.
   

Weekly meeting (20-Nov-08)

Agenda

1. Fun stuff: Friday for lunch'n'bowl? Who's coming to my house for Thanksgiving? (Around 5 PM).
   
2. As decided earlier, the group will use a blog for all weekly reports. Action: all group members will start a blog and post a link to it on the Wiki. Updates: Dr. Jones, Ricky, Durga, Anthony, Krishna have started their blog. Dr. Jones has posted a link to his blog on the Wiki. Helpful hint: by following other group member's blogs, it's easier to track these updates. You can also add a blog list to your blog with links and latest updates from everyone else's blog.
   
3. Robotics research group: a good name? A naming contest? Everyone will bring some new group name suggestions to the next meeting.
   
4. Discuss weekly report. Ricky, Buddy - will bring copies for all group members. Durga, Krishna, Anthony - will create a first-pass weekly meeting blog based on items from the previous meeting. Updates:
   
5. Final report schedule:
   1. 20th – outline to text (rough draft). Has the text been reviewed by other students?
      
   2. 25th – second draft.
   3. 2nd – final draft.
6. Anthony: visual servoing tutorial. Great info! Anthony will post / e-mail his slides for the team to look at. (Done)
   
7. Durga, Ricky will take a thesis writing course from the library. Updates: it was excellent! They're in the process of developing a good Word template for the group.
8. 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.
   

Dr. Jones

1. Admin
   1. Provide breadboards for Durga, Krishna. Requested from Dr. Younan. Remind Dr. Jones at the end of the semester to request these again.
   2. Krishna's PC is ready and in the lab. No official desk yet. Action item: request / find a desk.
      
2. Research topics
   1. Finish review paper
   2. Finish limiting-case paper
   3. Begin work on NSF proposal
3. Students
   1. Anthony: give an intro to the Matlab bridge. Done.
   2. Durga: consider kappa = 0 case: fails for kappa < 1e-160. Durga found term causing interval analysis problem, but it's not this term.
      
   3. Krishna: need to take training on the Robotics research group/Policies#Required training page. What's completed so far? Durga, Krishna have taken the TA workshop. No one has taken the plagarism workshop. Also, there's a harassment training workshop required for all TAs that will be added to the policy. Required workshops updated.