Green MacHHHHine 3129 2010 Season Video

[Jamie Kalb]

The first-ever Green MacHHHHine season video (made by my brother, Robbie)!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kio1ZQ_59hw

Robot Specs:

- Drivetrain: 4 wheel tank drive, 4 CIMS with standard KOP Toughbox transmissions. Front wheels are AndyMark 8" Plactions, rear wheels are KOP 8" slick wheels (probably should have been omnis, but we had budget and testing time concerns)

- Ball Control: "Flapper roller" driven by 2 FP motors geared down 12.75 : 1. I can't explain this well in a small amount of words, so I'll post a picture when I can get a good one. From what I've seen, its performance is one step above that of a simple backspin roller, but one step below that of a (properly implemented) pinch roller system.

- Kicker: Surgical tubing powered, variable strength (4 different strengths), can score from any zone. The entire kicker assembly is driven by 1 CIM (geared down 240 : 1), and position and firing are controlled by 1 potentiometer and 1 limit switch. There are also 2 failsafe limit switches that prevent the system from damaging itself during a failure, but we've never needed them.


As a result of our post-ship testing, we will be making a few very small changes Thursday morning that will greatly increase performance, and a number of significant aesthetic improvements .

See it all in person at SVR!