Re: pic: Team No. 1002 The CircuitRunners 2005 Robot
 

it looks to me that it can be easily tipped over...if not, how did you manage to keep it to stay upright?

Re: pic: Team No. 1002 The CircuitRunners 2005 Robot
 

Nice looking bot. Can't wait to see it in action.

Re: pic: Team No. 1002 The CircuitRunners 2005 Robot
 

We FIRSTers can read minds... :eek:

or we just read the forums: http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=34640

Re: pic: Team No. 1002 The CircuitRunners 2005 Robot
 

hmm.......that is kinda a suprise our robot will woop out....i wouldnt want to spoil a suprise!

wut regionals will u guys be at?

Re: pic: Team No. 1002 The CircuitRunners 2005 Robot
 

How did the robot work out? Can you give any driving tips/strategy advice to us fellow omni-wheelers after you finished your weekend @ Peachtree?

Oh, and congrats 1002 on the Chairman's Award!!!

Re: pic: Team No. 1002 The CircuitRunners 2005 Robot
 

Here's some very important advice. Practice specific movements. There are specific movements that omni-drives can do that are a major advantage during a match, but they require some smooth, experienced control. (driving in controled arcs, etc.) Also, if you have an arm that moves your center of gravity, it can cause you to spin out at high speeds as different arm positions change the weight distribution on the wheels. So, practice a lot with your configuration and don't test drive and manipulator separately if you plan to use them together. If you saw us in quarter finals, you know what I mean. Good luck

Re: pic: Team No. 1002 The CircuitRunners 2005 Robot
 

What regionals are you going to? My team is using those exact same wheel and we had them in the same orientation (45deg), but we could not get the programming right. We kept spinning wildly out of control, so we had to modify our design a bit (;X its a secret). If you are going to St Louis or Boilermaker, our team will be stopping by.

Re: pic: Team No. 1002 The CircuitRunners 2005 Robot
 

We'll be at Boilermaker. Stop by anytime. We use a bit of feedback control to keep us going in the direction and orientation that we desire. The code is actually not that complex and we'd be willing to share. I'm interested in seeing this secret modification of yours. Good luck.

Re: pic: Team No. 1002 The CircuitRunners 2005 Robot
 

Thanks for the advice :)

Could you post your feedback code? 1212's robot doesn't have spin problems but it does drift some. I know our programmer would love to check it out. Also, do you know how many prelim matches there were total at Peachtree? Thanks :)