Forum: General Forum
22-05-2016, 13:42
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Replies: 88
Views: 13,171
Re: Follow up: Class of 2016, Where are you going?
2 people use this account.
User1- Our local community college offers 2 free years, so he will be attending there. WCC, then he will be transferring to Va Tech to pursue Mechanical Engineering
User2-...
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Forum: Fundraising
15-05-2016, 23:24
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Replies: 23
Views: 2,470
Re: Fundraising Ideas.
Our youth group at church did our car wash by donation. Some would give $10, some $100. With a preset price, a lot of people will just pay that price, and not think about giving more. But we are...
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Forum: General Forum
03-05-2016, 20:59
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Replies: 55
Views: 6,992
Re: Was the Low Bar worth it?
Was it worth it? To me, yes. A couple of our matches, we were the only robot, or moving robot, on the field. We could do A, B, and D defenses, no problem, every time. That left us with doing the LB...
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Forum: Technical Discussion
02-05-2016, 22:47
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Replies: 55
Views: 6,710
Re: Stronghold Drivetrain Review
Team 3072 went with pneumatic tires in the center, with omnis on the corners in a 6wd configuration. We also used Bimba pistons and custom designed plates to give our omni wheels suspension. We can...
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Forum: General Forum
26-04-2016, 21:58
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Replies: 24
Views: 2,959
Re: Different Drivetrains
It turns great, never had a single problem. Turning easily was actually one of the reasons we went with this design. Ex 1 (http://www.thebluealliance.com/match/2016vapor_qm4) Ex 2...
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Forum: General Forum
26-04-2016, 16:14
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Replies: 24
Views: 2,959
Different Drivetrains
It seems this year, most people went with either a 6wd/8wd pneumatic or tank treads to get around everything. Show off what your team did differently and why!
Team 3072 went with pneumatic tires in...
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Forum: General Forum
21-04-2016, 22:42
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Replies: 49
Views: 6,766
Re: Catapult vs Wheeled Shooter
I think 401's (http://www.thebluealliance.com/match/2016vados_sf2m1) shooter was deadly, and pretty precise.
3072 had a couple positions of being able to shoot at different positions on the field,...
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Forum: General Forum
21-04-2016, 21:10
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Replies: 49
Views: 6,766
Catapult vs Wheeled Shooter
I'm curious on what went through your heads when you were deciding between a catapult and a wheeled shooter when designing your robot. Team 3072 went with the wheeled shooter so that an opposing...
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Forum: Technical Discussion
19-04-2016, 22:01
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,072
Re: Joystick Board
I heard of a team taking apart an Xbox 360 fightstick (I think) and building their own, that was fixed to their driver console.
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Forum: General Forum
19-04-2016, 19:53
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Replies: 93
Views: 9,037
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Forum: General Forum
13-04-2016, 21:35
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Replies: 85
Views: 10,134
Re: Alliance Request
This is what I made for our team for our 2nd district event. We had a scout go around and hand these out, and handed them to anyone who came by scouting us. Technically, this isn't helping you get...
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Forum: Regional Competitions
09-04-2016, 12:12
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Replies: 211
Views: 52,853
Re: 2016 Alliance Selection Results
CHS District Championship
1. 1418 836 5804 (W)
2. 339 1731 1413 (SF)
3. 3389 686 1389 (QF)
4. 1086 5279 1610 (QF)
5. 401 122 2028 (SF)
6. 422 346 1262 (F) (1137 replaced 346 in F2)
7. 4242 4505 2377...
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Forum: General Forum
06-04-2016, 21:56
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Replies: 48
Views: 5,999
Re: CHS Platter - The Real CHSy Champs
Really sucks that 3072 couldn't gather the money to make it to the DCMP. Our suspension made us a really good breaching bot. Too bad bumper rules got us and shut down our high goal shooter, or I...
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Forum: Regional Competitions
21-03-2016, 14:25
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Replies: 211
Views: 52,853
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Forum: General Forum
16-03-2016, 19:46
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Replies: 4,808
Views: 1,188,547
Re: "Quotes" that were said during build season
"Hand me that hammer."
"No, left. Left. Leeeeeft. Dear god, I'll get it."
"Do you guys think our shooter will be outlawed if there is a gun ban?"
"We don't need to scale. The robot already thinks...
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Forum: General Forum
16-03-2016, 19:38
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,492
Re: what should a drive coach do during a match?
This year, our coach is telling us if the other team is scoring too many high goal shots, so we can start playing defense in our courtyard. That, and also finding the closest boulders to our robot so...
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Forum: General Forum
15-03-2016, 18:24
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Replies: 68
Views: 9,024
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Forum: Regional Competitions
15-03-2016, 16:32
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Replies: 211
Views: 52,853
Re: 2016 Alliance Selection Results
Just curious, was any alliance captain planning on picking 3072 before we got moved up to captains ourselves? I couldn't tell whether to be bummed or grateful to be moved up, because I wasn't sure if...
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Forum: Programming
07-03-2016, 08:39
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Replies: 2
Views: 604
Java to LabView
Our team is trying to use the Play/Record Macro setup by Teams 2220 and 4009, which is a great help, and thank you for releasing.
Our problem is, our team uses LabView. I'm sure there's a way to...
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Forum: Programming
06-03-2016, 09:06
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Replies: 34
Views: 7,758
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Forum: Robot Showcase
20-02-2016, 00:06
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,108
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Forum: Robot Showcase
19-02-2016, 10:29
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,108
3072's Basically finished bot
https://dbrider251.smugmug.com/photos/i-Hh3x5xz/0/X2/i-Hh3x5xz-X2.jpg
This is our (almost) finished bot. We're adding an arm on the front or back (haven't decided) to get under the Portcullis, a...
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