Feeding station issue?

[ethen155]

So our team attended a week zero event here in New Hampshire today and we found a problem that basically made our robot useless. The tote feeding station, because of the angle that it is at, when you send a tote through it the tote just hits the carpet and flips over. Did anyone else encounter the same issue, and/or have a solution to this?

[rich2202]

We noticed that in the shop.

https://frc-qa.usfirst.org/Question/127/our-team-built-tote-chute-lands-totes-on-their-nose-100-of-the-time-but-with-tweaking-land-totes-in-their-normal-orientation-100-of-the-time-can-the-gdc-provide-their-intent-on-what-orientation-th

[EricLeifermann]

Don't let the totes hit the ground?

[Hallry]

The tote feeding station, because of the angle that it is at, when you send a tote through it the tote just hits the carpet and flips over. Did anyone else encounter the same issue, and/or have a solution to this?

Earlier in the build season (even at the official field on Kickoff) it was observed that the totes don't like to land top-up, but rather on their end:


At official field on Kickoff: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1-3u9NEeO4#t=58
'Snow Problem testing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h928WDUTPSA#t=18

Additional 'Snow Problem testing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNJ18li5wyo

[Christopher149]

Depending on your design, something like this (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCqhozGt4Us) might be an option.

[JamesBrown]

So our team attended a week zero event here in New Hampshire today and we found a problem that basically made our robot useless. The tote feeding station, because of the angle that it is at, when you send a tote through it the tote just hits the carpet and flips over. Did anyone else encounter the same issue, and/or have a solution to this?

Flips over into what orientation? I have seen them land flat, and stand on end. Does it land one of these ways?