Last Minute Changes

A few days before the end of build season our build/design crew decided to add an arm to bring down the bridge with. It was a simple design that helped us balance well. We had to change our placement of electronics, but it all worked out well and was an excellent decision.

Our design/build crew decided to replace the mecanum wheels we had with plaction (like traction) wheels during our first build window before our Detroit competition after watching the Week 1 competitions. This made a huge difference in our ability to balance and it was totally worth sacrificing some maneuverability (we also lost five pounds of weight).

During our build window before Livonia we decided to add a pneumatic arm to help us triple balance since we had five pounds of weight to play with. We tested it out and it works decently, but not as well as we expected.

Overall, the changes we made greatly helped us balance. I wouldn't change anything else or disagree with what our design team did (except maybe add a flamethrower... if only it were legal ).