KILLSWITCH punchlist

These are the tasks we need to complete before the October 13, 2018 KILLSWITCH Deathmatch.

CRITICAL FIXES

Task	Notes	Skills Needed	Status	Challenge Accepted By
level arena floor	floor sections not currently bolted down to frame. some sections may be off-square?	metalworking	in progress	doug, jondale, ryan
calibrate controller & weapon timing	arena brain firmware did not get calibrated last year before being put in service	coding, pneumatics	controllers recalibrated; weapons pending	issac, doug
replace exhaust fans	existing exhaust fans have died; need to be replaced with new, reliable ones	electronics	fans replaced, rewired; as yet untested, spares ordered	issac, tracy
brand arena	our name and logo should be added prominently to all sides of the arena	painting(?)	design in progress	issac, tracy, dominique
secure and reinforce walls	clear plastic walls currently taped in place. should be secured to frame [somehow] and a stronger "rail" added down low to contain new, more violent bots. ideally, low rail should be clear as well so kids can still see in.	(?)	-	(?)
onboard referee	we need someone conversant with the KILLSWITCH rules on the hook to onboard our referee and make sure applicable expectations and current rules are communicated to our referee	assertiveness, observation	Link to existing rules sent to Dan, need to have one-on-one meeting with Dan and review	(?)
sealing roof	the electrical boxes on the roof of the trailer should be covered and sealed to make them watertight, as well as filling any gaps or holes in the roof	not afraid of heights	-	(?)
test flamethrower aim	once hazard timing is calibrated, ensure flamethrower is aimed so as to be showy and effective	pyromania	-	(?)

STRETCH GOALS

Task	Notes	Skills Needed	Status	Challenge Accepted By
add compressed gas bottle holders to frame	construct and weld to frame brackets for propane and nitrogen bottles so they don't sit on the ground, but are contained and integrated	metalworking	-	doug (design), (?)
add battery tray to frame	construct and weld to frame tray to hold two car batteries	metalworking	-	(?)
rework power supply to accommodate 12V battery option	add cutover switch and cabling to enable 12V battery operation rather than relying on external 120VAC source	electronics, maybe light metalworking	waiting for battery tray	issac, (?)
make "KILLSWITCH" sign for arena roof	we need a carnival-style sign to go on the roof. it will need tall legs to get above the awnings and need to be removable for transport. it should have blinking/chasing LED lamps.	electronics, construction, coding	RGB LED strings purchased, design pending	issac, (?)
complete exterior lighting	colored vertical LED strands to decorate uprights and indicate game status	electronics, 3d printing	lights purchased and assembled; awaiting installation and wiring	issac, james, (?)
add cameras inside arena	video from inside arena would greatly aid later promotional efforts	electronics, (?)	cheapo four-camera video surveillance system is available for use if desired (see issac)	(?)
rebuild decorative flamethrower dragon	the dragon decoration is a bit weathered and looks disapopinted	art	-	sean(?)
recruit videographer(s)	we need someone to record video of the fights and the crowd for future promotional purposes	videography, stamina	-	(?)

COMPLETED

Task	Notes	Skills Needed	Status	Challenge Accepted By
recruit referee	we need someone conversant with the KILLSWITCH rules on the hook to watch bouts, call foul as necessary, and declare winners	assertiveness, observation	Complete, referee secured - Dan Ciarlette	Dan Ciarlette

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