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Re: Crazy robot idea for this year 2
Correct, but the danger zone with an aircraft is much smaller than with a heli.
If anything was permitted to fly it would have to take place in a similar fashion as the SAE aero competitions if FIRST expected to keep the same kind of hardware. If they were to take place in a FIRST-style venue, the field would have to be enclosed with netting or chainlink fencing (depending on the design limitations of the machines) and the hardware would have to changed sufficiently to make it practical to build aerovehicles which could fly in such a space. Perhaps a minibot style competition where the robot deploys a flying vehicle powered by a similar minibot or LiPo battery and controlled with an RC aircraft control system. You could even tether the vehicle to the robot and send it power/control from the victors mounted on the robot chassis. I think it would be awesome to have the craft fitted with an auto-stabilization system and have the CRIO track the craft using the camera and send it commands autonomously based on that positional feedback and the intended goal of the craft. A fixed wing vehicle could be launched quite easily with a mechanism. Indoor RC flight is a very common and prevalent hobby in Canada since nobody wants to stand in a field trying to fly a model with frozen fingers in the winter. There are piles of small helicopters and aircraft on the market designed for indoor flight.
This all said, the Mabuchi style motors are very common motors for RC aircraft and helicopters and are more than capable pieces of hardware.
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