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Unread 05-04-2012, 01:32
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Re: The afterthought bridge manipulator

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Originally Posted by Akash Rastogi View Post
By the end of our event, we had modified our bridge arm to use a wedge that worked well, should have used that design from the start. If you have a van door motor, use that.
^ This was our third iteration of a bridge arm and it worked okay.

V This is the design we had when we won the Mt. Olive MAR District event.

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net...9 69416_n.jpg

It is directly driven off a FP motor and gearbox with a coupling. The arm itself is welded tube. It is also our intake extension.

This is the bridge arm/drop down intake we will have attached to the same FP gearbox for the MAR Championship.

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net...547560 _n.jpg

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net...691814 _n.jpg

Worked out really well for us and I'm extremely proud of our rookie students for striving for continuous improvement.
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Last edited by Akash Rastogi : 05-04-2012 at 02:17.