2013 Team 399 - Eagle Robotics Presents: ENIAC

[Jeremy Germita]

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Team 399 Eagle Robotics from Lancaster, CA is proud to present our entry into the 2013 FRC Game, ENIAC. ENIAC is ties into our theme of Great American innovators and inventors. It pays homage to the ENIAC computer instrumental in the United States' effort in World War 2 and other American made innovations.
ENIAC is the fruition of many months of preparation and training leading up to the most challenging 6 weeks of build season Team 399 has ever seen. It also represents many new-found skills, sponsor resources and services, and connections developed by our students.

Our 2013 creation is a throwback to our past two robots(arguably our most successful), X-1 and James Bot, with various design elements from both worked in.

Specifications
Drive:
-6WD West Coast Drive
-4 CIM drive
-West Coast Products Dual speed transmissions geared for 14/5 feet/s
-4" colson wheels driven by WCP Colson Live hubs

Arm:
-1700:1 reduction through a versaplanetary and chain reduction driven by a BAG motor
-Modular, multipurpose arm
-Arm encapsulates shooter, feeder, and climbing mechanisms
-PID control via CAN Jaguar and 10 turn potentiometer

Shooter:
-3x RS550 motors
-8600 RPM
-2x2 2-7/8" Banebot Orange wheels
-Bang-bang with feed forward control loops
-Automatic graceful degradation software - Will continue to function in all but the most extreme failure modes of the shooter
-Can also load from human slot
-Fed by a pneumatic kicker to allow for a consistent and fast feed every time
-Hopper is a linear Urethane belted conveyor driven by a 30:1 BAG motor

Climber:
-MiniCIM driven worm gearbox
-Winch
-Level 1 at the moment, but Levels 2-3 in development for our second regional
-Climber hooks on custom linear slide system

Dimensional Specs:
-Weight - 106 pounds
-Height - (pre-match stow)50"/(minimum height)26"
-Base dimensions - 27"L x 28"W

We'd like to extend our most sincere thanks to our 2013 sponsors:
NASA-Dryden Flight Research Center
Boeing
Lockheed Martin
Northrop Grumman
JT3
ITEA
BAE Systems
AeroVironment
West Coast Products
Pacific Coast Powder Coating
Calvert Racing Suspensions
Right Way Driving School
Meece Car Audio

We'd also like to express thanks to the following teams for assisting or inspiring us in some way:
Team 1323 - Madtown Robotics
FTC team 5011 - Bot Squad
Team 3647 - Millenium Falcons
and all the teams we've been in contact with through the East-West Collaboration Project(EWCP)

For further information, stay posted on our website, Team399.org, and like us on Facebook

ENIAC will be competing at San Diego, Sacramento, and Inland Empire regionals.

If you have any questions, ask away!

Thank you and See you at competitions,
Jeremy Germita

Man, ENIAC looks insane! I can't wait to compete with you guys at Sacramento!