Summer Project Poll

[Sharkbyte]

Originally Posted by Budda648

I don't remember those wheels. One's that can rotate 360 degrees horizontally? Team 1 had a 6 wheel tank drive, not a crab drive if that's what you're thinking of. You guys were at MWR right next to us in the pits, maybe you were thinking of 71 or maybe you meant to put that down.

Let's just say they were uber-manuverable

[Not2B]

Better frame designs that still fit our "Hacksaw and Drill" philosophy.

Writing down more of the "Hacksaw and Drill" Manifesto and philosophy to teach teams how to do more with less.

[Dillon Compton]

Team 1394:
-Further developing the Urban Support: FIRST program (including writing whitepapers, assembling data/statistics, creating an urban team network, among other things. Will be similar to Cybersonic's "Rural Support Network" but tailored to urban teams. Actually includes a lot of doing "more with less"- I'll be in touch with you, Not2B!).

-Our head teacher has convinced the school to offer a summer robotics science course for credit, so that'll be happening; will include the basic intro to FIRST (shop work, programming, electrical, etc...), as well as the applications of previously learned in-class science and math to robotics projects (physics, load calculations, what have you...). Probably will build a FIRST style robot out of our in shop materials and '04 control system, and hopefully work with Vex as well.

-Developing a "standard" drivebase and drivetrain [probably 2, actually- one with high manuverability (omni or mecanum wheels, holonomic system), and one that balances traction/power and manuverablity nicely.]; something that is functional, that we know like the back of our hands, and that we can put together in week 1 while having confidence that it will work well, and provide competitive power and/or manuverability. Also further shop training, teaching a few new programmers, etc...

Me:

-Holonomic/Tank(read tank as "high traction, standard drive configuration") combination drive system with single wheelset- not crab or swerve; if things work as I believe they will, expect a thread mid-july with explanations, diagrams, drawings, video, and photo.

-Further development of personal knowledge in the areas of software development and website programming.

-All of the 1394 stuff.

-Finish laying the groundwork and aquiring funders for a new team I recently started.

-More work with camera.

[Jeremiah Johnson]

Originally Posted by Sharkbyte

Let's just say they were uber-manuverable

This doesn't help. Can you puhlease give me more detail in what you are talking about. Their wheel sysemt was highly manueverable for a 6-wheel machine b/c not all the wheels were touching at the same time. I believe. They look like just regular wheels. Yeah... pictures tell all, 6 skyways. I still think you might be thinking of a different team.

Anyways... tonight at our meeting we talked about more offseason things. Possibly going to IRI. Maybe hosting our own offseason comp. Having a huge demo at the Mississippi Valley Fair with many of our past robots competing in a "new" game designed to fit all the robots specifications. We have about 4 usuable robots I think. We also talked about new FRC teams and Vex teams.

[supermosquito69]

Why stop at wheels!!!

Hell...let's get some powerful fans with a light-weight well designed structure so that you may be able to even fly!...(not above 4.5 ft..lol) But..helll....It would be ALOT of FUN!

[supermosquito69]

I mean...the human can only go as far as his mind takes him!