17-03-2007 22:56

Goober!!!

Re: pic: Team 1501 Lifting Teams 45 and 1990

yeah that match was fun we (1501) lifted 2 1/2 bots!!!lol

17-03-2007 23:03

JoeXIII'007

Re: pic: Team 1501 Lifting Teams 45 and 1990

So... let me get this straight, this robot purposely tips over to lift up 2??? This is strangely innovative, I like it.

17-03-2007 23:04

Lil' Lavery

Re: pic: Team 1501 Lifting Teams 45 and 1990

No, that's just another robot in front of it

18-03-2007 00:11

Luckyfish05

Re: pic: Team 1501 Lifting Teams 45 and 1990

This was the play of the weekend as far as I'm concerned. That was awesome.

18-03-2007 07:56

Curt Henderson

Re: pic: Team 1501 Lifting Teams 45 and 1990

I have that match on video! Watch for the post soon!

18-03-2007 09:43

Curt Henderson

Re: pic: Team 1501 Lifting Teams 45 and 1990

Check out this link for the video!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIWh4F_3jjk

18-03-2007 12:20

cooker52

Re: pic: Team 1501 Lifting Teams 45 and 1990

Man, Chris was yelling like crazy!!!! I could have sworn that 45 wouldn't have been able to get on! I was going nuts back there when I saw that we lifted them all.

18-03-2007 16:00

Wayne Doenges

Re: pic: Team 1501 Lifting Teams 45 and 1990

That won our team the 'Play of the Day' award. We also won the 'WOW factor' award.
What really helped was that Team 45 has brakes on their wheels and kept them in place. No other robot could have done this.

18-03-2007 16:04

Alex Cormier

Re: pic: Team 1501 Lifting Teams 45 and 1990

have a picture of your elim alliance for boiler?

18-03-2007 19:58

Jeremiah H

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1501, that bot was amazing. I couldn't help but stand and stare at it in your pit on Saturday. Any idea how much it can lift? Also, I'm curious as to how exactly you built it- even after power was cut off, it was still going up. How'd y'all do it?

JH

18-03-2007 21:52

Chris_Elston

Re: pic: Team 1501 Lifting Teams 45 and 1990

Hi Jeremiah.

The mechcanial team says it can lift around 500 lbs. 480 lbs to be exact. It uses two air cylinders, and two gas springs with a 100 lbs rating. We use compressed air to compress the gas shocks down, and hold them down.

The lifting after power is cut is EASY....we use a double soleniod valve. The SMC one comes in the KOP. When the spool shifts in a double soleniod valve, the air changes state and keeps on lifting even after the electrical is cut from the soleniod on a double valve.

We used chrome moly tubing that was welded by a student and a mentor. It's the same tubing they build landing gears for airplanes and race care chassis. It's very strong. The whole frame only weighs I think around 34 lbs if I remember right. Each wing is moncoque and weighs about 11 lbs or so I think. I can't quite remember what the mechcanial team said so don't quote me on it.