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Re: FIRST Behind the Design Book 3.0 (plan)
The previous two books are inspiring... beautifully photographed, written, and made. They were very helpful to me when I first started FRC to understand the capabilities and level of sophistication of the robots/teams. We constantly turn to them for ideas.
We would love for you to stop by our pit in Archimedes. Here are a few stats on our 2013 robot/process.
- Resurrected an old CNC lathe and Bridgeport mill in the offseason: 44 unique (214 in total) student made parts in a mentor's garage.
- Laser cut and CNC bent sponsor made parts: 78 unique parts (512 in total)
- CNC milled sponsor made shooter/flywheels (4 parts)
- TIG welded chassis with large climb V groove down the center
- Addressable LED lights driven from the cRIO using Java SPI
- PID control using encoders, potentiometers, and gyro for shooter RPM, distance, turning, shooter angle, and blocker height.
- Limit switches and IR sensors for game piece counting
- 100% CAD modeled
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