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Re: MAJOR TWEAKING

Posted by Raul, Engineer on team #111, Wildstang, from Rolling Meadows & Wheeling HS and Motorola.

Posted on 4/16/99 2:52 PM MST


In Reply to: Re: MAJOR TWEAKING posted by Andy Baker on 4/15/99 10:43 PM MST:



I felt I had to respond to this post even though I stated my stance on this issue in my 'Unwritten Rules' posting.

If it makes any one feel any better, I actually had the new hook design done before the design we used in the Midwest regional. I can actually show you my engineering log book that is dated that shows the design. After all who didn't initially consider getting on the puck as the number one design challenge for this year.
Anyway, just like in previous years, we tried to go back and simplify the design. This is common engineering practice - come up with a cool design and then go back and make it lighter, cheaper, easier to manufacture, etc. So, in fact I came up with a very simple design similar to what we had used the previous year (I guess you could say that design was done first). You should see the incredibly cool but complex design we had last year for grabbing the goal while we squeezed the balls between the pipes. It is hanging on the wall of our robot shop.

Raul


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