31-05-2008 17:51

basicxman

Re: pic: 2016 Steering module

nice, how effective was it?

31-05-2008 17:52

Billfred

Re: pic: 2016 Steering module

By our kids' estimation, we were the second-fastest lapper at Chesapeake. Number one? These guys.

Congratulations again on the win!

31-05-2008 18:35

Andrew141WOBOT

Re: pic: 2016 Steering module

Does it use the acrynom principal? How many motors power the back wheels?

31-05-2008 18:38

EricH

Re: pic: 2016 Steering module

I doubt it, as the acronym principle has to do with grammar.

Now, it just might have and use Ackerman steering. I would suspect it does.

31-05-2008 18:52

Andrew141WOBOT

Re: pic: 2016 Steering module

Haha... Sorry about that!

02-06-2008 18:49

pacoliketaco

Re: pic: 2016 Steering module

well, judging from what i saw last weekend at monty madness, i would say this is one of the fastest robots i have ever seen. a little violent though going around turns.

02-06-2008 20:41

Akash Rastogi

Re: pic: 2016 Steering module

Yup, these guys are fast, that and along with having a great hybrid was the reason they were our pick in Chesapeake. Great to see some pics of the robot guys. Hope to see you at Pascack Pandamonium or Brunswick Eruption. Are you guys attending either one?

02-06-2008 20:51

jblay

Re: pic: 2016 Steering module

these guys were amazing and they were just as fast in hybrid. at new jersey they were by far the fastest bot in hybrid and they did like 3 lines in hybrid. I was so shocked when i saw that they had dropped into our grip as the 5th alliance there. i was going insane when the 3 alliances before us didn't pick them .

02-06-2008 21:35

sanddrag

Re: pic: 2016 Steering module

Fastest robot I saw this year. Completed 11 laps one match on Newton.

06-06-2008 09:42

ks_mumupsi

Re: pic: 2016 Steering module

Thanks guys... This steering is following the concept of the ackerman steering to answer the first question. It was initially design used a chain and sprocket but that provided too much slip and the pot didnt like it. So we switched to a Stackerbox. The turning radius is biased towards left as you can guess from competition. The robot also has a "code" differential to shift power after our steering wheel move past 20 degrees of steer.


Monty was all rookie drivers and stuff so they were still getting used to the bot, not our best performance but it was fun.

We will be at Brunswick Eruption and Ramp Riot later this year.

The best that robot has done is 11 laps and 5 line in autonomous. This was done in Chesapeake. The last match we were in on Friday evening.

06-06-2008 09:49

ks_mumupsi

Re: pic: 2016 Steering module

Btw thanx to 694 1279 and 1418 11 and 1574 141 for great alliance pairings and fun times at NJ, Chesapeake and CMP.