FRC 95, The Grasshoppers, Build Thread

[JamesCH95]

The shooter is now wired up and functional!

Here is the firing stage of the shooter spooling up to full-speed. It is powered by 2x RS775Pros with 1:1 versa planetary transmissions. All belts are designed 'perfect' center to center. Shafts are 1/4in steel D-shafts supported by bearings rated to ~50krpm.

Kovaka firing stage spool-up

Here is a test shot with the booster stage feeding the firing stage.

Kovaka test shot

Two of three subsystems down... only the shoulder to go...

[Ken Streeter]

Sweet!

[soul777toast]

Originally Posted by JamesCH95

The shooter is now wired up and functional!

Here is the firing stage of the shooter spooling up to full-speed. It is powered by 2x RS775Pros with 1:1 versa planetary transmissions. All belts are designed 'perfect' center to center. Shafts are 1/4in steel D-shafts supported by bearings rated to ~50krpm.

Kovaka firing stage spool-up

When I showed this video to my father (Lewis Sussman, he was our head coach for a few years back in the mid 2000's), his response was (and I quote!) "It sounds like a giant hive of killer bees!"

[JamesCH95]

Originally Posted by soul777toast

When I showed this video to my father (Lewis Sussman, he was our head coach for a few years back in the mid 2000's), his response was (and I quote!) "It sounds like a giant hive of killer grasshoppers!"

FTFY

[soul777toast]

Originally Posted by JamesCH95

FTFY

"A plague of [killer robot] locusts o'er the land!"