1918 NC Gears present "Tommy"

YES! I am a MENTOR. Not a chaperone. I am busy all day, I don't want to deal with the stupidity that may or may not go on at night. Besides, I might see something as a cool physics experiment, where a chaperone might see someone dropping pop cans down the stair wells. - Not2B [more]

		Chief Delphi > FIRST > Robot Showcase
1918 NC Gears present "Tommy"

Thread Tools

Rate Thread

Display Modes

24-02-2010, 22:52

Jamie Kalb Jamie Kalb is offline

Registered User

no team

Join Date: Oct 2009

Rookie Year: 2008

Location: Mountain View, C.A.

Posts: 272

Re: 1918 NC Gears present "Tommy"

Quote:

Originally Posted by lenny8

nice bot. but i gotta ask from a strategy stand point aren't you worried about having two balls or more in you ball magnet?

If I'm understanding it correctly, the pool noodle acts as a torque limiter. When it contacts a ball, it grabs it and squeezes it under itself. At that point, the torque overcomes the the friction holding the pool noodle on the shaft and it slips. Since it's no longer spinning, they can't accidentally capture another ball.

Do I have that right?

__________________
Team 3129 Green MacHHHHine Founder, Captain (2009-10), Alumnus, and Mentor (2011-14)

2011-13 VEX World Championship...

« Previous Thread | Portal | Next Thread »

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes	Rate This Thread
Switch to Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Threaded Mode	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
Championship Event - Where the "Random" Match Sorting Really "Shines"	Travis Hoffman	Championship Event	57	19-04-2007 08:06
New NEMO White Papers! "Creating a Killer Packet" and "25 Ways to Sponsor"	Jessica Boucher	Team Organization	0	10-08-2005 10:55
"Thunderbirds" Vs. "Team America" Which one will rule the box office?	Elgin Clock	Chit-Chat	3	07-09-2004 19:53
Conflict between "Initialize_Tracker()" and "pwm13 & pwm15"? Kevin?	gnormhurst	Programming	3	22-02-2004 02:55
how tall is the ramp when in "up" and "balanced" position???	archiver	2001	1	24-06-2002 00:54

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 16:17.

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