Assumptions:
- For an MCC, seeding high isn't a concern.
- Coop isn't going to get you picked for eliminations.
- Looking at the regional events we attended (Greater Kansas City, Oklahoma), to be in the top 24, your robot needs to average more than 18 points per match. So that's 9 totes or more on the scoring platform, or a stack of 3 with a can on it.
Woolly's MCC#1: In Memory of Dozer
Goal: Average 9+ totes.
This design relies primarily on a competent driver, and a decent drive-train, and not much else. The chassis has a wedge on the front to be able to break up the landfill so that the totes can be pushed onto the scoring platform easily.
Drivetrain: AM14U2 Tank drive, 2 CIM
Positives: Simple, easy to improve, works well with other landfill bots as breaking up the landfill usually improves their output, easy to improve.
Negatives: Relies heavily on the driver, Makes a mess on the field potentially slowing alliance partners trying to pick up cans or do Co-op, takes up a lot of space on the scoring platform.
Potential Improvements: replace wedge with roller intake (may even be able to be based on 2014 designs), can-burglars.
Woolly's MCC#2: Diddy Kong
Goal: Average 1 stack of 4 with a bin on top
Imagine 4522's robot. Now remove the seat belt. Replace the H-drive with an AM14U2. Remove the can burglars. Give the drivers less practice time due to the MCC building team having less resources to be able to get it done in decent time. Also make the controls a lot more convoluted for similar reasons.
Something similar could be accomplished with having the ramp not built into the robot, and that would make it more advantageous to add a powered intake at a later date.
Drivetrain: AM14U2 Tank drive, 2 CIM
Postives: Better learning experience than MCC#1, relatively easy to make into a regional winning robot, shouldn't disturb alliance partners.
Negatives: Still pretty complex, requires good communication between driver 1 and 2, requires much better programmers than MCC#1, may be less consistent due to complexity and cans rolling off the stack.
Potential Improvements: See 4522's robot. Also, powered intake.