Team 23 Week 6 Snapshot

[DominickC]

We've got three marine blowers in the back coming into a fitting which increases the pressure while coupling them to the barrel. On the front end, we've got an aluminum ring to counter-balence the heavy fans, as well as an extension which moves with the angle of the barrel to give us extra distance while staying within the 14'' requirement at all times

[its da PAT!!!]

Originally Posted by DominickC

We've got three marine blowers

What motors are you using to power the blowers?

[DominickC]

3x modified YellowTail Blowers

[its da PAT!!!]

Originally Posted by DominickC

3x modified YellowTail Blowers

Last time I check that isn't an approved motor?

[cire]

Impressive. I did not think I'd see any teams with blower powered cannons!

Kudos to all your team.

[DominickC]

Originally Posted by its da PAT!!!

Last time I check that isn't an approved motor?

Modified, heavily modified

Originally Posted by cire

Impressive. I did not think I'd see any teams with blower powered cannons!

Kudos to all your team.

Thanks! I'll let the build team know they did a good job, I had nearly nothing to do with this piece of machinery

[its da PAT!!!]

Don't get me wrong I love the idea, its really awesome!

[TeamUpNext3528]

OMG! Man, thats just crazy! I love it! Such a unique design. Does it work well when is shoots them out? Which goal are you going for?

Props!

[DominickC]

Thanks! Works like a breeze (ha!) Hitting the 3 point consistently from against the barrier surrounding the hoops, and going for the 2 pointers from the key.

[JosephC]

Great idea, I never would have thought to use blowers. Looking forward to seeing this thing in action at worlds!

[CalTran]

That in itself looks like it could be modded post season into one heck of a tshirt cannon...and in season that looks like a mortar system. I'd love to see this beast in action. What's the maximum rate of fire you've gotten out of your air cannon system?

[DominickC]

I think we're going to see if they'll allow us to launch T-Shirts into the crowd at competition.

I'm not sure of the exact rate, however we are able to make half-court shots with ease.

[Ty Tremblay]

Is it only one ball at a time? Or can you load multiple balls into the air cannon? I would assume that the first ball would severely reduce your suction power once it's loaded.

[DominickC]

Nope, just one ball at a time. The ball collector located under the cannon allows us to carry/transport the maximum of 3 balls, fire one, load another, and fire again.

[itsjustmrb]

So does the fan/blower violate the following rule?

The only motors and actuators permitted on 2012 FRC Robots include:

K. drive motors or fans that are part of a speed controller or COTS computing device and fans included in the 2012 Kit of Parts

We decided early on that we would have trouble picking up a ball and launching one with the KOP provided fans, especially when we fried one of them.