This Pic might help with understanding how we get the balls so high up.
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/31096?
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How many hurdles can you guys do in one match?
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I'm guessing five would be the practical limit we would acheive. I think that in our best match we did 3 so far.
The main arm is not really fast but it doesn't need to be, it only moves about 60 degrees from holding to shooting position.
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How exactly do you get the ball to rest on that platform?
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The platform is on a wrist. (see the picture link at the top)
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Isn't the robot top heavy thus, causes tipping?
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Yes and no. Yes it is top heavy but we only raise the arm when preparing to hurdle or place on the overpass so we have never tipped.
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You already have the ball above six feet, is your launcher just a simple thing to get the ball to move forward, or does ur launcher propel the ball even higher at an angle?
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We do not raise the arm that high in a match, we get it to about 5 feet and launch the ball over the overpass, the arm manipulator can then lower the arm quickly enough so that the driver barely needs to slow down.
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that was probably the coolest bot in our regional. Great work u guys.
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Thanks!
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Is that the first or the second one?
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That's the second, real, robot (the one we shipped). you can tell between them by the speed holes in the gripper circle.
Thanks!
