1726 progress - week 4

[TheOtherGuy]

Thanks! Unfortunately we just got the camera tracking on the turret today, so we really haven't had much time to adjust anything. We're planning on creating a "leading" program based on the speed of the turret encoder, but that might take a few days to implement considering all the other things that need to get done (traction control in auto?). Stationary we can make every shot from any distance, although our shooter speed is still controlled by humans and as such keeps fluctuating slightly
We'll (try to) keep everyone posted on our progress with the turret!

[Woody1458]

That is really awesome! great job NERDS. I can't wait to see it at work in Silicon Valley Regional.

[s_forbes]

Originally Posted by Woody1458

That is really awesome! great job NERDS. I can't wait to see it at work in Silicon Valley Regional.

You'll have to wait a while, this one's only going to LA and AZ!

[Woody1458]

Darn! well Ill see you on TBA i guess

Also when I said Silicon I meant Sacramento, and I based that on seeing you there in 2007

[Akash Rastogi]

What a crazy buncha NERDS and your robots....

Great looking bot guys. I'm loving the helical loader. Is the entire thing being painted blue and white?

[s_forbes]

The current plan is to make an improved drivebase, but painting it beforehand. The rest of the wooden parts will likely be painted blue and white as well.

Neat thing about the shooter though: since it's been operated so much, there's a nice little oil streak along the wood in line with the chain. There's also lots of oil marks on it from where we grabbed it with dirty hands... not sure how well paint will stick to it. We could always just build another one, we might actually have enough time this year to make the robot look good.

Woah. That's one impressive bot!

[adengler]

Impressive robot all around! Best of luck at the regionals!

[dtengineering]

That looks great, and if the tracking gets tuned in over the next couple weeks it should be deadly in competition.

Rather than painting it blue, however, might I suggest a nice bright aniline dye and some lacquer? Our drive modules a now a nice bright red baltic birch... and as soon as our second toughbox arrives (yes... we were short shipped one in the KoP and FedEx tracking says it will arrive tommorrow) we'll get it mounted and take some photos.

Thanks for the update, great to see that things are going well and that beautiful helix is working well.

Jason

[GaryVoshol]

Oh man! You make the scorer's job hard.

Since I won't see it in AZ or LA, I'll expect to be watching it in Atlanta. Preferably on Sat afternoon.

[Sean Raia]

WOW! i never thought of feeding the ball to the turret like that! I like how you mounted the electronics, make sure thats stable because if the gets bumped it looks like it might fall off.

Nice design though!

[pitzoid]

Nice job NERDS! Can't wait to see you guys on the field in AZ.....

[JesseK]

Innovation with wood, and a near 360 degree turret it looks like; great job guys!

Now, it's time for some color!

[XXShadowXX]

what do you use to turn the turret; servo, motor, or is connected right to the robot's frame

[Vikesrock]

Originally Posted by XXShadowXX

what do you use to turn the turret; servo, motor, or is connected right to the robot's frame

Their turret is powered by a Banebots RS545 through a 36mm 64:1 transmission. It has a V-belt pulley on the output that drives their "turret base" which is actually a very large V-belt pulley.

Pictures can be found here:
http://photos.project1726.org/thumbn...lbum=34&page=1

Specifically the turret motor and pulleys:
http://photos.project1726.org/displa...lbum=34&pos=15