pic: 418 LASA Robotics 2009 -- Aristophanes

[andrew418]

Originally Posted by Alex Dinsmoor

That's like ours, but better! We have two belts that feed to a rotating turret, but we don't have a hopper like you guys. Instead we use one compartment for everything.

And your camera program sounds awesome! Do you just automatically dump when you are in range?

And where is the camera?

We don't automatically dump when we are in range (we leave it to the discretion of the operator) but I believe we have programmed in the capacity to dump when in range and the turret is lined up with the trailer.

We also have built into our OI a tactile response to alert the operator to a belt jam. When our robot detects the belts not moving when they are supposed to be firing or intaking, the control panel vibrates with a buzzer. The operator can then reverse the belt direction to dislodge the jam.