Team 1114 - Simbot SideSwipe

[Navid Shafa]

Originally Posted by Gregor

We were instructed since Thursday to extend out of transportation configuration in queue as long as it was safe. That wasn't why they were disabled.

Originally Posted by JamesBrown

Can't say I like this provision, but Thanks for the info, I found it hard to believe it would have been an oversight by 1114.

It seems to be coming a more and more common provision.

[NatashaWhyte]

Originally Posted by JamesBrown

In eliminations it has been tethered to 1547. Before the first final you could see a member of 1114 set up the ramp then lay out a cord of some sort along the back wall, then the 1547 drivers connected a cord /cable from their bot to the one 1114 ran. Not a bad strategy, assuming 1547 was under weight.

I posted in the regional thread as well, but the other alliance having a team disabled in the finals for not being brought on field in the transport configuration made me wonder how this strategy is legal. 1114 clearly carried the ramp on the field independent from any robot, and then connected it to the 1547 bot once on the field. Doesn't this violate the transport configuration rules?

I addressed the concerns of our strategy in this thread here: http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...=135429&page=3

[Stephen Liggett]

Originally Posted by pntbll1313

Yep, confirmed it's magic.

I have watched a every 1114 match closely. I still cannot see exactly how the RC's stand up watch this!. I assume that it is a combination of the intake wheels, the conveyor lift and the central claw as a pivot point. Can someone explain how this works?

The other thing that amazes me about this robot is the way the RC is so stable in the center claw while 6 totes high and then simply slides out when scoring. See here. Are the black pads on the central claw active?

[DanielPlotas]

Originally Posted by Stephen Liggett

I have watched a every 1114 match closely. I still cannot see exactly how the RC's stand up watch this!. I assume that it is a combination of the intake wheels, the conveyor lift and the central claw as a pivot point. Can someone explain how this works?

Theres a black thing that comes down when they go for RC's, which you can see here, which may have something to do with righting the can when they retract.

[cjl2625]

Originally Posted by DanielPlotas

Theres a black thing that comes down when they go for RC's, which you can see here, which may have something to do with righting the can when they retract.

Oh, maybe they harvest the RCs into that black thing, which catches on the bottom of the container, forcing it to right itself as the intake runs. That's my best guess.

[ErvinI]

Originally Posted by cjl2625

Oh, maybe they harvest the RCs into that black thing, which catches on the bottom of the container, forcing it to right itself as the intake runs. That's my best guess.

From talking to them and seeing it in action, that is the case. It's apparently called "The Boot" .

[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.