pic: FRC488 - Team Xbot Presents

[Madison]

This is our (mostly) complete robot for 2011. The minibot deployment system remains at our lab undergoing design revisions.

The major features are:

-- Octocanum Drive that couples mecanum wheels with pneumatically lowered traction wheels for enhanced maneuverability without sacrificing pushing power.

-- Field-oriented drive while on mecanum wheels, tank drive while on traction wheels. Seamless transition between them.

-- Neutrally bouyant four-bar linkage coupled to a RS550 motor at 570:1.

-- "Whisker" tube manipulator releases tubes onto pegs from above, eliminating interference while scoring. It can load easily from human player or from the floor.

-- Three non-powered omniwheels with encoders.

-- LED-based human player signaling system

-- Camera assisted scoring

Video:

Basic autonomous mode test -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoHDdyRu0Zk

Driver hopeful test -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5y2p_GcSnw