Chief Delphi - Funneling Balls

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Mr. Rogers

29-01-2012 20:44

Re: Funneling Balls

We won't have the 11'' problem, and we have a long base robot. ;)

nssheepster

31-01-2012 18:59

Re: Funneling Balls

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Originally Posted by Fuego247 (Post 1116002)

How do you plan on grabbing balls from the wall with that design? And how will you power it?
EDIT: And what is the rail for on the right side?

Why do you need to pick up off the wall? Just let it fall, and pick it up off the floor.

IndySam

31-01-2012 20:21

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Originally Posted by nssheepster (Post 1117328)

Why do you need to pick up off the wall? Just let it fall, and pick it up off the floor.

From past experience with games with balls, balls always seem to collect along the wall .

Bjenks548

31-01-2012 21:03

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Originally Posted by IndySam (Post 1117387)

From past experience with games with balls, balls always seem to collect along the wall .

Better yet there are a lot of corners this year. On one side of the field there is 4 bump/bridge corners, 2 wall/bridge corners, 2 wall/wall corners, and 2 wall/fender corners. After play catalyst and watching past games, getting balls out of a corner will be pretty important.

Flimsor

31-01-2012 22:12

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The space between the two is almost 12.5. This is not our only means of collecting balls. They funnel into a conveyor belt system that has a wheel with fingers. They only helping us during hybrid when we go to tip the bridge. They will ensure that any balls on the bridge will be funneled into the collection system, and not miss the opening.

We'll be pulling it up and collecting balls normally for the rest of the game.

Walter Deitzler

31-01-2012 22:34

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We are having two metal plate under our robot hang down so that when our sweeper sucks the balls in from our 22" gap (wide frame) the get funnled to our elevator.

jon-s

01-02-2012 16:31

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Originally Posted by IndySam (Post 1117387)

From past experience with games with balls, balls always seem to collect along the wall .

Agreed. Our robot drives sideways with alarge opening in the leading edge.

nssheepster

03-02-2012 18:05

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Originally Posted by IndySam (Post 1117387)

From past experience with games with balls, balls always seem to collect along the wall .

True, but a good bridge manipulator may have more than one use...
I think, if we were to try it, ours would!

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