pic: Need a place to park a robot?

[Nate Edwards]

Originally Posted by NOV8R

Hi Nate, The ramps deploy off the sides of the bot so we just need to drive it straight into the home zone. Our alliance partners have to approach it runing parallel to the end wall however, so positioning is critical. We're also worry about what effect tubes laying on the carpet may have. The ramps are deployed by a 64:1 banebots gearmotor turning a lead screw that drives them over center. The ramps then free fall to the carpet. The impact is cushioned by a pool noodle on the big ramp and 1/2 inch dense foam on the smaller one. We've done drop test on the ramps and so far so good. The ramp angle is 20 deg. The 12 inch high parking area is 76 x 37 inches.

That answers my questions, I think it is going to take more time to have robots go parallel, but the robots can be fairly close with this design when going up.