Full Court Shooter!!! (Team 3528 UpNext)

[TheCrayButton]

Originally Posted by CalTran

So, effectively, you plan on taking, at maximum, about 6 shots? (Assuming your alliance wants to give you all six colored discs?

Oh no no. Sorry I said that wrong. We are not going to shoot at the pyramid itself, we are just going to shoot there so we are in the safe zone. We will be aiming for the 3rd scoring goal.

[CalTran]

Originally Posted by TheCrayButton

Oh no no. Sorry I said that wrong. We are not going to shoot at the pyramid itself, we are just going to shoot there so we are in the safe zone. We will be aiming for the 3rd scoring goal.

Ah right then. That would make more sense. What height are you shooting from, and will it be a variable height/angle?

[TheCrayButton]

Originally Posted by CalTran

Ah right then. That would make more sense. What height are you shooting from, and will it be a variable height/angle?

In the video, we are shooting from about 3ft. And we are attaching lead screws to the shooter, so we can get any angle.

[neshera]

You may have a shot from one of the corners to the side of the top goal. alternatively, you might be able to shoot through the pyramids. With that much velocity, even accurate shots at the pyramid may glance/bounce off. Overall, very nice job!

[Cory]

Looks awesome.

I like your building.

[JohnFogarty]

Looks like this teams gets a cookie.

[Racer26]

This video seems to prove that the full-court shooter is a viable (albeit somewhat easily defended) match strategy.

I say somewhat, because if you're touching that loading station carpet, you're untouchable, and if you design your shooter right at the top of your 60" envelope, you may be able to get enough rise out of your frisbees to clear an 84" robot just a few inches away.

[TheCrayButton]

Originally Posted by 1075guy

This video seems to prove that the full-court shooter is a viable (albeit somewhat easily defended) match strategy.

I say somewhat, because if you're touching that loading station carpet, you're untouchable, and if you design your shooter right at the top of your 60" envelope, you may be able to get enough rise out of your frisbees to clear an 84" robot just a few inches away.

That is very true! If your robot is not high enough, other robots could defend you at the loading station. Our robot (as of now) is only going to be 28inch tall. So we might have that problem. If so, we will just pick frisbee's off the ground and score at the 3rd goal.