operator interface board
 

Posted by Stephen at 2/9/2001 5:08 PM EST


Other on team #122, NASA Knights, from Grafton High School (Robotics team is at NHGS) and NASA.



Does anyone have any good idead for setting up all the equipment for the operator interface board. The system last year was too wide, so we had to use c-clamps; so we specifically want ideas that conform to the 1 foot by 3 foot specifications.

Re: operator interface board
 

Posted by Matt Leese at 2/9/2001 5:12 PM EST


Other on team #73, Tigerbolt, from Edison Technical HS and Alstom & Fiber Technologies & RIT.


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Posted by Stephen on 2/9/2001 5:08 PM EST:



Try using a polycarbonate mounting system. Last year we had a little box that folded up. You had to remove the joysticks but otherwise the whole thing worked very well. You just have to make it no larger than 1'x3'. The advantage of it closing up is that it protected the whole thing from getting bumped around or whatnot. BTW, I was on team 7 at the time....

Matt

I have a solution to your problem.
 

Posted by Dan Richards at 2/9/2001 5:21 PM EST


Student on team #550, WCTS Robotics, from Warren County Vo-Tech and WCTS.


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Posted by Stephen on 2/9/2001 5:08 PM EST:



Okay Stephen, here goes. I think you're talking about the robot controller, because the OI is the thing you plug controllers into. The RC on my team's bot is mounted on a metal case we made for the battery that is mounted longitudilaly (laying down on its back). If you look, the RC is about the same size as the battery. So we've mounted almost all our electronics on the box. the RC is on top, the radio on the side, and the circut breaker is on the other side. The fuse panel, speed controllers, and switches are mounted on what would be the battery bottom. The inside of the box is lined with carpet. We found this an efficient way to consolidate our electronics.

Re: I have a solution to your problem.
 

Posted by Stephen at 2/9/2001 9:54 PM EST


Other on team #122, NASA Knights, from Grafton High School (Robotics team is at NHGS) and NASA.


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Posted by Dan Richards on 2/9/2001 5:21 PM EST:



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I appreciate your help, but I was talking about the operator interface board. We use lexan to mount our joysticks/etc. on it. I was merely trying to see if anyone else had a better idea than plain lexan, but, again, I thank you for your answer.

Re: operator interface board
 

Posted by Khalid at 2/13/2001 10:37 PM EST


Student on team #486, The Positronic Panthers, from Strath Haven High School.


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Posted by Stephen on 2/9/2001 5:08 PM EST:



We have a very simple system. We use a 1' x 3' sheet of plywood. We needed no clamps. We bolted the OI and used velcro to attach the rest of the joysticks, radio(when not at the competition), and button panel. It worked fine for us.


: Does anyone have any good idead for setting up all the equipment for the operator interface board. The system last year was too wide, so we had to use c-clamps; so we specifically want ideas that conform to the 1 foot by 3 foot specifications.