
21-01-2017, 16:11
|
 |
LabVIEW aficionado and robot addict
AKA: The guy with the yellow hat
 FRC #5987 (Galaxia)
Team Role: Mentor
|
|
Join Date: Mar 2015
Rookie Year: 2012
Location: Haifa, Israel
Posts: 658
|
|
|
Re: ball "fuel" hopper sorter
Quote:
Originally Posted by tiernan12992
Our team has a relatively flat base on the bottom, but it is lifted at such an angle that the balls naturally roll into position for our shooter to collect them and fire them. Angles can be your best friend sometimes. And so can simplicity.
|
Be careful about relying on gravity. Gravity-fed hoppers tend to jam and there's nothing you can do about it.
__________________
2017-present: Mentor FRC 5987
2017-present: CSA for FIRST in Israel
2012-2016: Member FRC 423
2013: Programmer
2014: Head Programmer, Wiring
2015: Head Programmer, Wiring
2016: Captain, Head Programmer, Wiring, Manipulator, Chassis, CAD, Business, Outreach (basically everything)

|