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After building two very sophisticated Vex robots, I discovered that the Vex kits have many possible implications in FRC, especially for those teams who do not have huge budgets or lots of storage space. This White Paper discusses some of the many possible implications of using Vex Robotics Kits in FRC.
After building two very sophisticated Vex robots, I discovered that the Vex kits have many possible implications in FRC, especially for those teams who do not have huge budgets or lots of storage space.
This White Paper discusses some of the many possible implications of using Vex Robotics Kits in FRC, including building entire scale fields that will fit into one classroom, building scale Vex robots to test a multitude of drivetrain and manipulator ideas and concepts, driving practice, and testing and refining game strategy.
Thanks John V-Neun for allowing the use of a picture of your Swerve-Drive Robot from vexlabs.com to be used in this White Paper.
This paper was updated on March 14, 2006. [Fixed a type; converted from .doc to .pdf]
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19-12-2005 20:25
Jon236
Re: White Paper Discuss: Cost Effective Robotics: Using Vex in FRC
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Originally Posted by artdutra04
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Cost Effective Robotics: Using Vex in FRC by artdutra04 |
Art has done a great job in 'whetting the appetite' of those of us in the FRC who are looking for means of rapid prototyping. I have used the VEX for implementing and teaching control algorithms to our programming team and look forward to use it post-kickoff in our initial design stage. I think it is important for those of us involved in the FRC to document our use of VEX, as Art has done, as a critical tool for full-scale robot design. While the FVC is an important, budget-minded and simpler first step for those interested in the FIRST world, it can never be a substitute for the FRC.
Your VEX stories, everyone?
Jon Mittelman
Team Mentor
Team236 'TechnoTicks'
"It's In Our Blood"
09-01-2006 01:47
artdutra04
Re: White Paper Discuss: Cost Effective Robotics: Using Vex in FRC
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Originally Posted by Jon236
Art has done a great job in 'whetting the appetite' of those of us in the FRC who are looking for means of rapid prototyping. I have used the VEX for implementing and teaching control algorithms to our programming team and look forward to use it post-kickoff in our initial design stage. I think it is important for those of us involved in the FRC to document our use of VEX, as Art has done, as a critical tool for full-scale robot design. While the FVC is an important, budget-minded and simpler first step for those interested in the FIRST world, it can never be a substitute for the FRC.
Your VEX stories, everyone? Jon Mittelman Team Mentor Team236 'TechnoTicks' "It's In Our Blood" |
Just to let everyone know, I have already begun to implement the ideas in this white paper for use in my team's build season. Using the quick modularity of Vex, I have already made several prototype ideas using Vex. Within two hours, I had a proof of concept and a mechanism that quickly and repeatedly shot racquetballs halfway across the room!
EDIT: I also fixed a few typos and converted this to PDF format. Since I can't figure out how to update an existing white paper, I hosted it on my team's website at the following address:
http://www.team228.org/index/documen...Vex-In-FRC.pdf
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