Battery Space www.batteryspace.com - 14.8V, 4400mAh, 4800mAh, or 5200mAh Li-Ion 18650 packs. These will need connectors attached. Digi Key www.digikey.ca - virtually everything. Future Electronics www.futureelectronics.com - Melexis Gyroscope. Arrow www.arrownac.com - LTC Li-Ion charge controller Alberta Printed Circuits www.apcircuits.com - 2 layer circuit board fabrication (do not recommend their 4 layer service) Sunstone Circuits www.sunstone.com - 4 layer circuit board fabrication Boca Bearings www.bocabearings.com - 8mm ID 14mm OD 15.6mm x 0.8mm Flange. Rubber seals. Robot Shop www.robotshop.ca - Sharp GP2D12 IR distance sensor, Solarbotics RW miniature rubber wheels for outer wheel rollers. McMaster Carr www.mcmaster.com - General equipment supply. sourced most unusual nuts, bolts, spacers, metal, rubber, plastic stock, tools, and velco. Not cheap but VERY convenient. Mechanical Engineering Shop Tuula Hilvo (thilvo@ualberta.ca), machinist, is the preferred contact. Roger Marchand (marchand@ualberta.ca), foreman, needs to OK all outside jobs. Plastic rapid prototyping, waterjet cutting, occasional machining work. Physics Machine Shop Gilbert Lachat, foreman. University of Utah Physics Machine Shop Ed Munford (edm@physics.utah.edu), did the original CNC'd aluminium pieces for the frame and motor/wheel housings. Advanced Digital Logic www.adl-usa.com George Ruano (george@adl-usa.com) is contact PC104 computers and miniPCI expansion board. Original board is MSM800BEV-CF-P+. New board is ADLS15PC. Don't really recommend them for future purchases. Maxon Motor www.maxonmotor.com - Motor/Encoder/Gearbox assembly, consisting of Parts #110160 + 110338 + 228179. A-Max 22 motor. Tom Shay (tom@electromate.com) from Electromate is contact. |
Hardware > The Critterbot Robot >