Team 467 Driving tests

[Tsom467]

Four wheel drive, four wheel independent steering...

http://youtu.be/b1SqkjVIrkg

[Andrew Lawrence]

Woah....

[Andrew Zeller]

Do balls have a tendency to get stuck under your chassis? I could see that being a problem but you could mount a rail guard to prevent it.

[Tsom467]

Not sure yet, still have to mount the ball handling mechanisms. But there will be rollers to guide the balls to the lifting system.

[DampRobot]

Woah....

I agree with SuperNerd on this one. I assume these are coaxially driven swerve modules? Also, did you design this in the offseason?

[Tsom467]

We've been refining the design of the wheel pods for the past couple of years. Each pod contains a CIM, and each one is turned by a Bainbots motor and gearbox, via a belt. More pics and videos are on:

https://www.facebook.com/shrewsburyrobotics

[AllenGregoryIV]

This is great, I can't wait to see what you put on top of this amazing drive train.

[ToddF]

Very nice swerve drive. Do you have any close up pics that show how you do your steering actuation?

We did some preliminary work on designing a swerve drive module this fall, so I can appreciate your efforts.

[Tsom467]

Yeah, I have some more detailed pictures, I'll get them uploaded as soon as I can.

[Tsom467]

And here it is shooting...

http://youtu.be/jSmqhZjSWdU

[Andrew Lawrence]

And here it is shooting...

http://youtu.be/jSmqhZjSWdU

Great job shooting! I love your intake and shooting wheel!

[dellagd]

Question:

Can you suck up balls without firing them out or getting them lodged in the shooter? (e.g. is it just one belt?)

[Tsom467]

Yeah, there are two separate systems, one to pick up and one to direct into the shooter.

[dellagd]

Uh.....ok. Cool.

[holygrail]

Very cool bot. I noticed that there weren't very many safety glasses in use in your videos. Please make sure that the students are being safe, especially in such close proximity to a working robot.