Secret Sauce: Shot to Human Player

[nlj007]

Originally Posted by Ginger Power

I definitely agree it will be very very uncommon and that you have to plan for this from the beginning. You don't necessarily need a custom gearbox (although it would definitely help). We are using a custom made ratcheting winch with 1 cim motor in a toughbox mini. We also have an acme lead screw which loosens our surgical tubing when our winch pulls the catapult down. The lead screw tensions the surgical tubing (allowing for a variable shot) to our desired shot length. We are hoping that at the max tension we are able to emulate your full court assist to the human player.

I would like to see this if you get it successfully implemented. Keep us updated on your progress!

[Ginger Power]

Originally Posted by nlj007

I would like to see this if you get it successfully implemented. Keep us updated on your progress!

I'll post a video to this forum when we finalize our practice robot. We have been waiting on a couple of vital parts from Andymark for about a week. When we get it all in it shouldn't take more than a few days to complete.

[goldenglove002]

I wasn't sure about this strategy prior to joining y'alls alliance for elimination, but it works amazingly. I really think some more practice with the human player/alignment stuff and the right alliance partners in St. Louis would have you taking a good look at Einstein. Keep up the good work!