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Unread 03-10-2013, 23:26
TK3950 TK3950 is offline
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Robot heart attack

So shortly before a demonstration of our 2013 robot, I had jokingly mentioned that we had a transport cart in case the robot suddenly had a heart attack and couldn't move on it's own. Unfortunately, that is exactly what happened.

Just before the demonstration began, we ran a test and the robot seemed to work fine, with the exception of low battery power. We changed out the battery and removed the fuse for the pneumatics relay (had an air leak) and the fuse that lit the camera lights, just to try and conserve a little battery for the demonstration. When we tried running the robot again, every motor controller was dual-lighting (orange), and we can't seem to figure out where the issue is. Our experienced members have left, so no one is really sure what to do, including our advisor. Anyone think they can help out?

If you need more information, please ask specifically.

Notes:
Robot coded in Java
Seemed to be operational right before the demonstration
Driver Station indicates code and communications are normal
Code can be deployed onto the robot, but fails to control the robot systems


Will add more as people ask



Thanks for your time.
--Tim the Enchanter, Team 3950, Robo Gym
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Last edited by TK3950 : 04-10-2013 at 15:46.