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Re: Innovative Controls

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Originally Posted by Grim Tuesday View Post
Everyone should see 1111's control board this year; it's a 3D printed model of their robot and controls the real one like a voodoo doll.
We used a series of potentiometers in 2011 to mimic our arm. Not very practical in a match, but it made programming arm positions easy. We won an award for it and also our control board.

Here is a picture.
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  • OCCRA Engineering Excellence - Waterford Kettering 2013
  • Innovation in Control - 2011
  • Quality award- Northville 2012
  • Engineering Excellence- Howell 2014
  • Innovation in Controls- Livonia 2014