Motorizied flow control

[FrankJ]

Attached is a sketch on how to use check valves to make using a closed center 3 position valve legal under FRC rules (at least for 2016)

[Levi Madden]

Originally Posted by FrankJ

Attached is a sketch on how to use check valves to make using a closed center 3 position valve legal under FRC rules (at least for 2016)

It is important to note that you connect the check valve to your working pressure, not your stored.

[nuclearnerd]

Originally Posted by FrankJ

Attached is a sketch on how to use check valves to make using a closed center 3 position valve legal under FRC rules (at least for 2016)

Oh very cool, thanks! With a setup like that you could create a pneumatic position control system (like http://www.bimba.com/Products-and-Ca...ntrol-System/). Add a pneumatic rod lock (http://www.bimba.com/Products-and-Ca...Line-Rod-Lock/) and you could move and hold actuators with very few mechanics.

The downside is the limited compressor size means you wouldn't be able to move a cylinder bigger than ~1" more than a few cycles a match.