pic: MOE 365 Presents

[Akash Rastogi]

Dang that thing is going to be hard to beat at Philly. Any sensory other than the camera? Ball output speed?

Man I can't wait till Philly now. Should be crazy fun.

[The Lucas]

Originally Posted by Akash Rastogi

Dang that thing is going to be hard to beat at Philly. Any sensory other than the camera? Ball output speed?

Man I can't wait till Philly now. Should be crazy fun.

Other sensors include wheels encoders, follower wheels (traction control), gyro, pots and limits switches (and some others that will make sense after you see one of our auto routines). We had tachs on both rollers but took them off for weight and I/O limitations. We pretty much filled up all the I/O you can get with 1 Analog (1-2 ports left) and 1 Digital (all GPIO & PWMs are used) modules.

I can wait for Philly either. With the move to the Liacouras Center we have more teams (capacity), with a bunch of new and not-so-regular teams to add to the regulars (including some of our friends from FLR). We are also attending the all new DC Regional with its own amazing cast of characters from all over the country.

[longboardlover]

so here is my question, that looks more like a turreting power dumper (or very short range shooter) then a shooter, is there any truth in that? i was thinking that this might be a very effective strategy but i couldn't figure out a good way to implement it.
or maybe it is a hybrid dumper/shooter...

[The Lucas]

Originally Posted by longboardlover

so here is my question, that looks more like a turreting power dumper (or very short range shooter) then a shooter, is there any truth in that?

Your analysis is quite good, it is primarily a turreting power dumper and can shoot a short range. We have the flapper (polycarb pieces) on the front of "the shooter" to adjust the exit angle of the balls. I think our max range for shooting is ~5ft. Ball tend to exit "the shooter" 2 at a time.

With that said, I agree with JVN that labels like "shooter" and "dumper" are misleading and it is all a wide spectrum with mix of range, speed, volume and accuracy. This robot tends toward the short range, high volume, hopefully with high speed and accuracy (cant really be determined till competition for any robot).

Originally Posted by longboardlover

i was thinking that this might be a very effective strategy but i couldn't figure out a good way to implement it.
or maybe it is a hybrid dumper/shooter...

I hope it is an effective design, is it anything like any of your thoughts? (I always love to see robots that look like my ideas at kickoff) With any luck, it will be a flexible design that can adapt to the ever changing strategies I expect from Lunacy.

[camtunkpa]

Looking great guys best of luck from the Tigertrons. We'll see you in Philly

[sparkscarz]

WOW i like the bow tie ..lol

[Steve Compton]

Hey there Brian

I'm interested in more explanation about your empty cell set-up. Ho did you mod the gears? Do you have some kind of hook attached to the gearbox onto which the ball is placed, or what? I'd love to get a better idea of what's going on there!

[Mr MOE]

Originally Posted by Steve Compton

Hey there Brian

I'm interested in more explanation about your empty cell set-up. Ho did you mod the gears? Do you have some kind of hook attached to the gearbox onto which the ball is placed, or what? I'd love to get a better idea of what's going on there!

Steve.

Thanks for asking. Version 1.0 of our empty cell device had a hook on the gearbox. At DC a few weeks ago, we cycled through a number more designs - multiple hooks, a tray, etc. We settled into version 4.0 at the end of DC and that is the version you will see us use at Philly. More detail will have to wait a week.

[AlexD744]

Awesome robot!! Can't wait for nationals. We're also going to change a improve on some fronts. see you in Atlanta.