Go to Post Being a good engineer isn't all about engineering. It's about being able to use engineering for a practical application, and to successfully communicate your research or development results to people who aren't engineers - Jon Stratis [more]
Home
Go Back   Chief Delphi > FIRST > Robot Showcase
CD-Media   CD-Spy  
portal register members calendar search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read FAQ rules

 
 
 
Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes
Prev Previous Post   Next Post Next
  #6   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 17-02-2007, 19:45
Spark Hawk's Avatar
Spark Hawk Spark Hawk is offline
Alumnus
AKA: Patrick
FRC #1111 (Powerhawks)
Team Role: Electrical
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Rookie Year: 2006
Location: USA
Posts: 32
Spark Hawk is an unknown quantity at this point
Re: pic: 1111 Rolls Out.....

Yeah, the omni drive combined with traction wheels in the back was excellent for us last year; We used two joysticks in a tank-style configuration (left joystick controls left side, right joystick controls right side), and so we could turn and stop on a dime, as well as spin in place.

And the flimsy-seeming exterior is just our ramps for boosting other bots at the end of the match. They're made of thin aluminum, so yeah, they don't look strong, but we drove up our robot from last year, Pedro, on them, (Pedro pushed the 120 pound limit), and they withstood it, so we should be alright. They'll extend, relased by a servo, and drop out to make a ramp on each side, giving us 60 points at the end. Inside is an arm. I'll look and see if we have a close-up view of it. The inside is quite stable and secure.

I'm personally very happy with how Heavy Mettle turned out, and can't wait to test it at the scrimmage tomorrow.


EDIT: Well, we just got back, and are semi-screwed. A limit switch was plugged into the wrong port, and thus did not stop the reverse-telescoping of the arm, over-torquing the cable that controlled the extending/retracting, and it snapped. So, unless we can do a major redesign by tomorrow, we're dead.

Last edited by Spark Hawk : 18-02-2007 at 14:07.
 


Thread Tools
Display Modes Rate This Thread
Rate This Thread:

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
pic: Team 1111 - Pedro Has Broken Out of the Supermarket Sgraff_SRHS06 Robot Showcase 4 19-02-2006 22:15
Public Service Announcement from Team #1111 Sgraff_SRHS06 Website Design/Showcase 0 11-02-2006 16:19
pic: Team 1111 - Deeper Thought is unleashed Sgraff_SRHS06 Robot Showcase 2 02-03-2005 22:15
Journey THROUGH a Rolls-Royce Jet Engine. Elgin Clock Math and Science 1 28-01-2005 23:27


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 04:32.

The Chief Delphi Forums are sponsored by Innovation First International, Inc.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.6.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2017, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright © Chief Delphi