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Triggering?

We've started to meet each Monday to work together. Sometimes we all come to West High School, other times we meet via video conference between West and East.

Today's work:
Ben, Edward, and Matt began the drafting process for the blueprints of the SLED.
The main focus was on brainstorming the following:
  • Trigger mechanisms
  • Frame of the SLED
Ideas for the team logo have been sketched out by Emily S. on grid paper.
The following concepts have been drafted:
  • The satellite hovercraft
  • Kato Launch Squad
  • Movement
  • Acquired targets



Sam and Zach began the coding process for the autonomous release of the SLED.

We have ordered an Arduino Leonardo to be the microprocessor to make our automation happen!

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