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Re: FRC/VEX Challenge
I was looking more for balls I could find in actual stores without having to order online. We will order online if necessary but we kind of need them right now, so I was more interested in somewhere we could just drive down to and get a few. I've been told Walgreens or a similar place might be good for stress balls, any other ideas?
Making a flywheel out of Vex parts is very possible, we've done it using two of the 2-1/4" wheels (with the tread on). The previous gearing ended up being a 1:24 ratio with a single motor, and we got the ball to shoot 3-4 feet in front of the robot (that is the distance until it hit the ground, from a shooter about 18" tall mounted about 12" behind the front facing forward). The current gearing is a 1:40 with two motors, but we need to reprogram before we can test it, so I will have the results of that tommorow. |
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Our's is finished!
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...566#post482566 How is everyone else's robots going? |
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This might sound a little crazy, but hey, it might work. Ok, the VEX controller uses the same processor as the '05 Robot Controller for FRC. And, the CMUcam and CMUcam2 are inherently the same, except for this year's being DSP based. The VEX controller's PWM Periods and Pulse-Widths are exactly the same as those from the FRC controller. Therefore, with very minimal alteration, Kevin Watson's camera code should run on a VEX controller. The only thing you'll have to watch is the amount of flash memory remaining in the processor, as it is about 1/4 the amount available in this year's controller Anyhow, just something I thought about while working on my Radio Control / Semi Autonomous Goose Chaser. (Its an old power wheels car of mine which I am upgrading with a new electrical system and making it Microprocessor controlled) Good Luck Guys! I really like the 1/4 scale Aim High idea keep running with it. ![]() |
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I too had this idea with all my new VEX pieces. I'm not making an exact copy of the 1675 robot though, but something close enough (where are those VEX worm gears when you need them????). I'm having issues with my conveyor (both hardware and time...darn you college!), but the shooter works great. I'm using ping pong balls instead of the stress balls, though, so its a little differet. Check it out: VEX Shooter
Good luck! Kev |
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This robot wasn't a copy of our robot from this year, just one meant to play a smaller version of this year's game.
I'm currently planning on testing various sensors on this in the off season (I plan to make a base equipped with encoders, sonar, an accelerometer, a gyro, and maybe something else too), but not on this robot as we wanted to finish quickly and didn't design this robot with a very easily accessible controller (I doubt any sensor wires would fit right now). That and the turning is not very good even after removing the tread from the 5" wheels. That's a good shooter there. What kind of gearing are you currently using for it? Let's keep seeing these fun VEX bots! |
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If I ever get some spare time/parts to good around with I'm considering making a Vex Aim High bot. Probably going to use ping pong balls from another Vex game 116 runs. Wouldn't be a copy of 116's bot, probably closer to 254 or 1731.
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Once spring is out and we are back at school, I am going to attempt to make a copy of our robot turrett and all. This ought to be fun. These robots could be great for outreach opportunities and displaying the capabilities of VEX.
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if you are looking to play a game with your vex kits....we are going to be having a vex competition at the Ra Cha Cha Off season. A custom game that is playable by both "sqarebots" and unlimited robots. We are hoping to have the rules released before the end of the school year so teams have plenty of time to build robots to compete. The Ra Cha Cha is in Rochester NY the weekend of October 28th and 29th 2006. More information on the offseason and the vex competition will be posted after the championship.
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Hey, if anyone was curious, a video of Team 40's robots can be found here:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...64906389058129 This video shows off the design process as we went from basic drawings, to our first revisions to the final product. We have actually run a number of "matches" using these robots and it has turned out quite a bit like the current game; shooters get pushed around, dumpers can sneak through, and anyone left alone in the "key" will score lots of points. We were thinking of finding a way to mount a camera onto our field and find some way to make it work with the Vex controller as well, but we've been kinda busy with this big robot thing (who needs em anyways ). |
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I don't really see a problem with the setup right now. I would be interested in Ra Cha Cha, but probably more as a "what happened there" thing. I don't think our team would be flying out there, I know that. Were those VEX kits for 40 all from the club, or did people buy their own kits and parts and use them for the prototyping? |
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We had a Vex bot called Runt at the Philadelphia Regional, which is a small version of our FRC robot Dawgma I. It's not an actual copy or scale model, but it picks up tennis balls with one roller and dumps them into a small wooden corner goal. I don't have any pictures at the moment.
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