This was definitely 1114s year.

[notabmw]

Originally Posted by XaulZan11

Yeah, I saw that they missed a few hurdle attempts. Someone on the Gameday chat suggested it was just a case of their drivers getting too excited. Does anyone know what happened? It was so uncharacteristic of them.

1114 was dominate the entire year. They had the best hybrid, the best pickup, and fantastic driving. I guess thier only weakness was that they couldn't place, but when you score around 100 points each match, you don't need those extra points. I'm sure they inspired a ton of people this year with their super simple yet extremely effective design. Congrats!

To be 100% clear. It was nothing to do with any of the drivers. They drove the wheels off thier Bot. It was a minor glitch in the hardware of the shooter (to be expected after the pounding it took). But it was no big deal for the outstanding Simbotics pit crew, they had it back in tip top shape for the next battle.
Well deserved victory. Great job Team 1114

[1t5h1e1o]

Originally Posted by notabmw

To be 100% clear. It was nothing to do with any of the drivers. They drove the wheels off thier Bot. It was a minor glitch in the hardware of the shooter (to be expected after the pounding it took). But it was no big deal for the outstanding Simbotics pit crew, they had it back in tip top shape for the next battle.
Well deserved victory. Great job Team 1114

Thank you for clarifying that. I did not mean to sound like I was bashing your drivers in any way, as they are truly outstanding. Congratulations again Simbotics on an awesome robot and an awesome team!!!

[Lil' Lavery]

It was nothing more than 1114's gripper becoming slightly out of line due to a technical issue. Their shooter is fixed to a constant position, so if the claw isn't oriented properly it was shoot improperly, and the trackballs were actually being shot into part of the gripper (thus why they didn't go very far). I was very impressed how quickly 1114 identified and diagnosed this problem, and how fast they managed to fix it. As a whole, that alliance survived more problems and technical issues than any I can remember. Most alliances when they undergo that much trouble eventually lose, but they kept fixing them and lasted until that all important tenth elimination win.

[Tom Line]

Unfortunatley, it's unlikely I'll get to see 1114 in person and get to ask you guys - so here goes:

Out of curiosity, can somebody on 1114 clue us in on what type of sensors you were using for your autonomous? Probably encoders and gyro - but were were the sensors on each side of your mast just on top of your guarding?

[mluckham]

Their mentor told me they use quadrature encoders on the output shafts for the drive wheels, and a 300 degree-per-second gyro (Digikey ADXRS300EB-ND). Using these, they keep track of their position of the field, and control the heading of the turn once they reach each position. Their hybrid controllers selected which lane(s) to be in.

Great ideas - accompanied by awesome implementation all around.

[Amanda Morrison]

There are few teams as professional, proud, and prepared as the Simbotics. Since their inception they have demonstrated excellence in every of their endeavors. They are not afraid to succeed, nor are they unwilling to show others how to do the same. They have driven myself and my teammates to be both a better team and better people through their demonstration of their efforts.

We're happy to have run with you guys this year, during a time when you so rightfully deserved a Championship win. In my mind, you remain one of the extremely few teams in FIRST for everyone to aspire to be.

[Chris Fultz]

Awesome performance by the entire 1114 crew to make this happen.

This depth of performance shows a great design, great fabrication, great strategy and great implementation. Focus on details absolutely paid off.

Congratulations on a great season and great alliance selections.

[Racer26]

Originally Posted by Tom Line

Out of curiosity, can somebody on 1114 clue us in on what type of sensors you were using for your autonomous? Probably encoders and gyro - but were were the sensors on each side of your mast just on top of your guarding?

No need to drag Karthik or anyone out here, I can answer this as I spent a good amount of time admiring the machine in question. The protected sensors on the top of their shielding on either side of the mast were their IR boards, the very same that were shipped to all teams, one oriented facing in each direction.

[AmoryG]

Man, I'm really disappointed I didn't get to see you guys on Einstein. My team had to leave for the airport . Does anyone know when they'll be posting the matches online? Can't wait to see our own and the ones I missed.