11-02-2004 23:15

thoughtful

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Just one word "AMAZING"

This year we can keep the joysticks and the controllers rite...so we might make a case too, but that is just simply amazing and inspiring..great work, props to all of your team members.

11-02-2004 23:16

OneAngryDaisy

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left herder, right herder, sensors, hook release, winch, speed, turret control, arm control, direction, position, shoulder, elbow, hand....


all i can say is wow.. that board is mind-boggling, how do your operators do everything as fast as it needs to be done??

also, that board seems to be made for quite a formidable bot, seems like you guys can do everything this year

11-02-2004 23:29

Marygrace

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That is one of the reasons why we are going to Phoenix, practice for the driver, co-driver, human player, autonomous work, etc. It isn't as hard as it looks, Bree can handle it. GO BREE!!

12-02-2004 11:40

WernerNYK

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I think they stole our design... And our idea to go to Phoenix

12-02-2004 17:41

Daniel Brim

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We're gonna try anyways. We still have a long ways to go (we weren't driving as of Tuesday). We do have most of it in inventor, though.

15-02-2004 21:22

Jay H 237

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That is definitly amazing, I'm still in awe! With all those switches and functions on your robot you must have a really good programmer(s) on your team. What did you use for the custom labels? Do you have a label maker or is it paper or vinyl glued to the board? We've used the old standby in the past, the Sharpie. Although effective it lacks the appeal.

15-02-2004 22:27

Redhead Jokes

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We have an excellent student programmer who's been on the team since his freshman year, and this is his senior year. He's working constantly. Our school is the only school in the nation with a student run ISP, and he was a network manager there in his junior year.

I don't know what was used for the labels. I'll have to ask a couple of people who aren't here right now, and I'll let you know.

15-02-2004 22:41

Marygrace

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We have a couple of nifty label makers.

15-02-2004 23:12

JoshJ

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Wow.....that is sick. Someone on your team needs to try out as a space shuttle pilot spot if they can keep track of that much stuff.

16-02-2004 02:43

Redhead Jokes

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Where you hiding them?!?

16-02-2004 13:15

Marygrace

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Bill has one and we have one.

18-02-2004 13:05

Redhead Jokes

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From Bill:
Cheryl,

For people on Chief Delphi wondering about how the control panel labels are
made...

Print out the labels from a computer on plain paper. I use PowerPoint.
Cover the top surface with clear packing tape for protection.
Cover the bottom surface with double-sided carpet tape.
Cut the labels out with scissors, peel off the carpet tape backing and stick
them down.

Bill

18-02-2004 18:06

Jay H 237

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Very creative, cheap, simplistic, and professional looking. Good idea with common materials and not having to go buy a label maker and the paper or vinyl for it. Just imagine the designs and possibilities with different fonts and colored paper. Looks like I'm going to retire the Sharpie.

10-08-2004 09:28

Billfred

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Alright, alright, old post, I know...

I was looking at the tippity-top of the picture and saw that little bank of four switches with what I think says "Competition" on it. How does that work with the arena controller and such?

(By the way, beautiful board.)

10-08-2004 09:55

Max Lobovsky

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I noticed that too. I thought it was probably a competition port controller, like for doing testing (set robot in disabled or autonomous). Except I'm not sure why they would use hard-to-switch dip switches.

11-08-2004 15:34

Andrew Cole

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its our dongle for using it outside competitions

11-08-2004 17:21

Joshua May

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I've got to say that I love this control board. Not only is it smooth and stylish, but it's very functional.