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Re: Team 23 Week 6 Snapshot
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.
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Great idea, I never would have thought to use blowers. Looking forward to seeing this thing in action at worlds!
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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?
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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. |
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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.
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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.
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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. |
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I am starting to see more and more robots that are scoring against the fender aka "Fender Bots." Ours is obviously done very differently (infer what you will), your design is unique and awesome, but I am very interested to see how things work out with your bot.
Just awesome, good luck in 2012 |
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Good luck to you too! |
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It's not uncommon for teams to see a device that has an illegal motor but fits the game, remove the motor, and modify the device to fit a KOP or other legal motor. One of the favorite "victims" of this modification seems to be a DeWalt gearbox, but I've seen vaccums have that done to them. (The other good one was the "air wall" method of shot blocking attempted in 2006. It failed miserably, no matter who tried it.) |
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i agree with eric.
looks liek motor rules violations |
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Read the second sentence of his post down. We "heavily modified" the blowers, implying we gutted them.
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We have basically the same ability. We will be posting some photos to CD very soon. Basically as soon as I can grab some really good ones.
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Ah, very cool! Can't wait to see what your team has come up with !
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