Great Lakes Regional...a Dream come true

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Posted by S. Krussell.

Coach on team #349, Robahamas, from International Academy and Ford Motor Co..

Posted on 3/11/2000 7:27 PM MST



In addition to winning the regional with Pontiac Central HS and Rochester HS, one of the best things about it is that we have been friends for several years now. Rochester is my former high school, and Mike Martus at Pontiac mentored us into FIRST....and continues to do so. Thank you Rochester and Pontiac, for picking us for the alliance. We are grateful.

Oh and Joe Johnson.....fabulous machine, as usual. I was awe struck with the sideways motion, and your ball dumper.

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Posted by Steve Prairie.

Student on team #173, RAGE, from Rockville High School /East Hartford High School and UTRC.

Posted on 3/12/2000 4:20 PM MST


In Reply to: Great Lakes Regional...a Dream come true posted by S. Krussell on 3/11/2000 7:27 PM MST:



: Oh and Joe Johnson.....fabulous machine, as usual. I was awe struck with the sideways motion, and your ball dumper.

Just a question from someone who watched over the internet. What is this 'sideways motion' that team 47 has, can someone please ellaborate? Thanx.

Steve Prairie
RAGE Team 173

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Posted by Dave.   [PICTURE: SAME | NEW | HELP]


Student on team #308, Robo Stars, from Walled Lake Schools and TRW.

Posted on 3/12/2000 4:48 PM MST


In Reply to: Re: Great Lakes Regional...a Dream come true posted by Steve Prairie on 3/12/2000 4:20 PM MST:



Hey,
If you saw CD4, they had the wheels that turned to allow thier robot to drive sideways. They used a similar system this year, only with 2 driven wheels and 2 casters...

Dave


: : Oh and Joe Johnson.....fabulous machine, as usual. I was awe struck with the sideways motion, and your ball dumper.

: Just a question from someone who watched over the internet. What is this 'sideways motion' that team 47 has, can someone please ellaborate? Thanx.

: Steve Prairie
: RAGE Team 173

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Posted by Dante.

Student on team #47, Chief Delphi, from Pontiac Central High School and Delphi Automotive Systems.

Posted on 3/12/2000 5:04 PM MST


In Reply to: Re: Great Lakes Regional...a Dream come true posted by Steve Prairie on 3/12/2000 4:20 PM MST:



: : Oh and Joe Johnson.....fabulous machine, as usual. I was awe struck with the sideways motion, and your ball dumper.

: Just a question from someone who watched over the internet. What is this 'sideways motion' that team 47 has, can someone please ellaborate? Thanx.

: Steve Prairie
: RAGE Team 173


As a driver of Chief Delphi V, the 'sideways motion' that everyone is talking about is our swerve! We are able to turn our wheels + or - 90 degrees (180 degrees). It is a great thing that ables us to go wherever we want to.

Dante.

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Posted by Adam Krajewski.

Student on team #68, Truck Town Terror, from Walled Lake Central High School and General Motors Truck Group.

Posted on 3/12/2000 9:43 PM MST


In Reply to: Re: Great Lakes Regional...a Dream come true posted by Dante on 3/12/2000 5:04 PM MST:



: : : Oh and Joe Johnson.....fabulous machine, as usual. I was awe struck with the sideways motion, and your ball dumper.

: : Just a question from someone who watched over the internet. What is this 'sideways motion' that team 47 has, can someone please ellaborate? Thanx.

: : Steve Prairie
: : RAGE Team 173

:
: As a driver of Chief Delphi V, the 'sideways motion' that everyone is talking about is our swerve! We are able to turn our wheels + or - 90 degrees (180 degrees). It is a great thing that ables us to go wherever we want to.

: Dante.

A Question about those wheels: You guys use globe motors to turn them, and Fisher Price to drive them, correct? Why not drill motors to drive? I believe they are the most power motors availible. Is it a matter of packaging or do you know something we don't?

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Posted by Adam Krajewski.

Student on team #68, Truck Town Terror, from Walled Lake Central High School and General Motors Truck Group.

Posted on 3/12/2000 10:25 PM MST


In Reply to: Re: Great Lakes Regional...a Dream come true posted by Adam Krajewski on 3/12/2000 9:43 PM MST:



: : : : Oh and Joe Johnson.....fabulous machine, as usual. I was awe struck with the sideways motion, and your ball dumper.

: : : Just a question from someone who watched over the internet. What is this 'sideways motion' that team 47 has, can someone please ellaborate? Thanx.

: : : Steve Prairie
: : : RAGE Team 173

: :
: : As a driver of Chief Delphi V, the 'sideways motion' that everyone is talking about is our swerve! We are able to turn our wheels + or - 90 degrees (180 degrees). It is a great thing that ables us to go wherever we want to.

: : Dante.

: A Question about those wheels: You guys use globe motors to turn them, and Fisher Price to drive them, correct? Why not drill motors to drive? I believe they are the most power motors availible. Is it a matter of packaging or do you know something we don't?

Or are they Drill minus the transmission? I should have asked you guys at the GLR but forgot...

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Posted by Joe Johnson.   [PICTURE: SAME | NEW | HELP]


Engineer on team #47, Chief Delphi, from Pontiac Central High School and Delphi Automotive Systems.

Posted on 3/13/2000 7:57 AM MST


In Reply to: Re: Great Lakes Regional...a Dream come true posted by Adam Krajewski on 3/12/2000 10:25 PM MST:



The drive wheels are powered by the drill motors. We make our own transmissions.

Not that we waste the drill transmissions though. We put those to good use driving our clam (in conjunction with the seat motors).

Joe J.