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Originally posted by Frank(Aflak)
..........We hit the boxes just as 547 did. Our robot had more power (same four motors, geared to half the speed) and the boxes shook alittle, but didn't fall one way or the other. It was just us on one side, 547 on the other, and the immobile boxes in the middle. Unfortunatly, our wheels were on the mesh, and they had gotten there slightly before us and had the sticky top to sit on. Our wheels spun, and they won the match.
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Frank,
That was a neat match. If you remember, once driver mode started, a lot of the bins came your way. This was due to a feature we have that we only needed when we were up against you and the bins. Our arm assembly actually pushes out and then upward about 4-1/2" by pnuematic cylinders. This allowed us to flip them over the top of your robot.
Thanks for the kind words! St. Louis was fun.
Our automode video:
http://personal.vallnet.com/mrozar/g.../547_wall3.wmv
Our photo of the leaning tower of bins:
http://personal.vallnet.com/mrozar/g...ckdown_547.jpg
Mike Rozar
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Mike Rozar, Engineer & Mentor
Team F.E.A.R. 547
Falcon Engineering And Robotics
2001 VCU Rookie All Star
2001 National Rookie All Star
2002 KSC Delphi Driving Tomorrows Technolgy
2002 Newton Quarter Finalist
2003 St. Louis GM Industrial Design
2003 Archimedes Finalist (47, 201, 547)
2004 St. Louis Chairman's Award
2005 Gret Lakes Judges Award
2006 St. Louis Winner (547, 71, 537)
...and the journey continues
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