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Originally Posted by raymaniac
I'd still rather see all three alliance partners 12 inches off the ground...
WHERE ARE THE HOVERCRAFTS!?!
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Here's a plan, someone should go down to Championship, build a hoverdrive system that lift at least 360 lb.
A centrifugal fan of some sort lifts the bot a considerable amount, and can lift the bot so that it can actually DRIVE at 12" or higher, and at any height below it.
Also, someone get some big beefy propulsion fans on the order of CIMs or SuperCIMs.
For autonomous, the code has to start the hovercraft part, lift the freakin' bot up to a decent height, let's say 4" and get it goin'.
The tolerances must be anticipated a lot more than previously and corrected.
As for controlling the d*mn thing, you need to work out the code so you can navigate without friction. It sounds hard, but you can do it. You are going to have to get used to a delayed response for steering.
Another challenge would be stabilizing the hoverbot so that you can pick up ringers off of the ground.
As for a deck shape, I would do a circle. You can probably do the math and see that it has the highest area to perimeter ratio (more area for the length).
Also, be wise when you are selecting the materials. It must be strong enough to support all the mechanisms, as well as resist electrical charge, as well as being able to lift itself off of the ground with the centrifugal fan you select.
Best of all, bumpers so that if the robot gets hit by something, it can still run.
And someone needs to get a team to sucker up, ditch their drive system, and outfit their mechanisms and lifts/ramp and put it onto the hovercraft. And that my friends, will be a hoverbot. If you guys do it, post it on The Blue Alliance or YouTube for our entertainment.
By the way, that has got to be the best gymnastic stunt that I've seen. To boot, it was accident. Way to go 237 and 190 for providing us with this entertainment 3 years later!
