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Posted by Joe Johnson.   [PICTURE: SAME | NEW | HELP]


Engineer on team #47, Chief Delphi, from Pontiac Central High School and Delphi Automotive Systems.

Posted on 2/21/2000 6:12 PM MST


In Reply to: Analysis of pictures posted by Joe Johnson on 2/21/2000 5:27 PM MST:



2 wheel drive, drills (?) in the rear, casters in front.

Ball sucking loader.

Carries 6 or so balls (guessing)

Entire ball sucker/basket lifts via nested slides in rear of machine.

Low rider. Entire machine fits below 30 inch bar in starting position.

Looks fairly light.

Hangs? Don't know from the photo. Nate implies yes in a message linked to below

Nates Message:

: While I can't speak for the rest of the teams, I can give out a little info based on the finishing touches that I just put on the control program...here's just a few of the things that will make the Mystery Machine rather interesting this year...
: - 2 joysticks, 8 buttons, and 1 multi-position switch connected to the OI
: - 8 speed controllers & 5 relays
: - 2 speed drive train selectable on-the-fly
: - easily adjustable drive train for high speed/high torque between rounds without disassembly
: - mechanisms capable of performing almost all possible game actions
: - All aluminum construction
: ...all packed up in a nice and neat 30''x36''x29'' package.

If you see more or know more, please share your thoughts.

Joe J.