Team 1114 - Simbot SideSwipe

[akoscielski3]

We have added the CAD file of Simbot Sideswipe to our list of resources on our website.

HERE is a link to the CAD webpage.

We have also included a render of the robot, the engineering book, and the display board found at championships.

[orangemoore]

Originally Posted by akoscielski3

We have added the CAD file of Simbot Sideswipe to our list of resources on our website.

HERE is a link to the CAD webpage.

We have also included a render of the robot, the design book, and the display board found at championships.

Yay!

EDIT:
The engineering notebook link appears to be broken.

[akoscielski3]

Originally Posted by orangemoore

Yay!

EDIT:
The engineering notebook link appears to be broken.

Thank you, we're trying to fix this. Hopefully will work soon.

[Rachel Lim]

Originally Posted by akoscielski3

Thank you, we're trying to fix this. Hopefully will work soon.

It's working for me now. Thank you so much for releasing these. They're amazing resources, and I'll definitely be spending a lot of time looking through them.

[NWChen]

How did 1114 settle on its unusual intake geometry during prototyping?

[Monochron]

Originally Posted by NWChen

How did 1114 settle on its unusual intake geometry during prototyping?

I'm interested in this too. It kind of seems like all these great ideas were the first things you all thought to prototype which, if true, is really impressive.

[Karthik]

Originally Posted by NWChen

How did 1114 settle on its unusual intake geometry during prototyping?

Originally Posted by Monochron

I'm interested in this too. It kind of seems like all these great ideas were the first things you all thought to prototype which, if true, is really impressive.

The intake prototype happened on the first Monday of build season. We'll get some video uploaded to YouTube this weekend so you can see how it all came together.

[Karthik]

Originally Posted by Karthik

The intake prototype happened on the first Monday of build season. We'll get some video uploaded to YouTube this weekend so you can see how it all came together.

Here's the video of our initial intake prototype. You'll notice the rudimentary nature of the setup; it's built with cupboard doors, old intake wheels, hand drills, and two old four caster carts.

https://youtu.be/jH4n1X1Oz7c

[MooreteP]

Wow, that was quick. You have great people working with you.

We are going to show this at our next team meeting as we prepare for the new challenge.
This is a great example of prototyping that will be relevant for the students who worked on last years game.

I can't thank you enough for the resources that Simbotics provides to help make our team better.

[Darkseer54]

Is there any reason that you decided to use banebot wheels over the blue urethane wheels on the final robot?

[akoscielski3]

Originally Posted by Darkseer54

Is there any reason that you decided to use banebot wheels over the blue urethane wheels on the final robot?

We used many different wheels while prototyping. With the Banebot wheels we were able to intake almost any tote, in any orientation. We even had it picking up a tote that was almost completely sideways (from what our normal orientation for totes was). The only downside was that the orange rubber would wear out pretty quickly. I believe we ended up changing them almost everyday during competition.

The blue wheels were not as effective, however they did not wear out as quickly. They were still pretty good though. We used the blue urethane wheels on our practice bot because they didn't wear out, and we wouldn't have to change them. It also made our driver try and drive with intakes that weren't as good as the competition ones, making him struggle a bit and make sure he lined up with the totes properly.

For our team we will use what ever the best option is, no matter what colour it is, or if it takes a little more work to maintain the robot.

[Darkseer54]

Originally Posted by akoscielski3

We used many different wheels while prototyping. With the Banebot wheels we were able to intake almost any tote, in any orientation. We even had it picking up a tote that was almost completely sideways (from what our normal orientation for totes was). The only downside was that the orange rubber would wear out pretty quickly. I believe we ended up changing them almost everyday during competition..

Any reason as to why the banebot wheels were able to pick them up better? Did they just have better traction, or was there too much compression on the urethane wheels? Was it some other factor?

EDIT: I've been informed it was most likely the difference in durometer.

[Karthik]

Originally Posted by Darkseer54

Is there any reason that you decided to use banebot wheels over the blue urethane wheels on the final robot?

In addition to the reasons that Aaron mentioned, the Banebot wheels were considerably lighter than the blue urethane wheels.

[NWChen]

Originally Posted by Karthik

Here's the video of our initial intake prototype. You'll notice the rudimentary nature of the setup; it's built with cupboard doors, old intake wheels, hand drills, and two old four caster carts.

https://youtu.be/jH4n1X1Oz7c

Very cool. Were there other approaches to intaking before this prototype? Any chance of more videos being uploaded?

[Bryce2471]

Originally Posted by NWChen

Very cool. Were there other approaches to intaking before this prototype? Any chance of more videos being uploaded?

I am also interested to hear the answer to these questions.