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FTC 4977 Post-states
By: Andrew Lobos
New: 10-03-2013 19:09
Updated: 10-03-2013 19:09
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LANLords 4977 2012-2013 robot as we finished our season
Robot Specs:
- 4 wheel coaxial swerve drive
- Lexan ring bucket
- Cascade linear elevator using COTS ball-bearing slides
- Heavy ring detection through IR sensors (reading opacity), processed by a Teensy microcontroller which also drives the LED strip PWM
Awards:
Eastern PA Qualifying Tournament: Finalist alliance 1nd pick
East Central PA Qualifying Tournament: Rockwell Collins Innovate Award
PA State Championship: #2 seed, undefeated in qualifying rounds, PTC Design Award Winner, finalist alliance captain, 2nd place Inspire Award
Major changes since we started the season: (see my post from the start of the season for comparison)
- Dropped floor pickup in favor of bucket style loading
- Rebuild swerve modules with waterjet cut pieces (Thanks Elixir Industries!)
Album with different angles here: http://imgur.com/a/jtVDl
We are also releasing our RobotC code for the bot on GitHub here: https://github.com/FTCTeam4977/Robot2012-2013 (still a bit messy from quickfixes at states)
Match videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOgS2x8zm2c
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vtu3vouOP2A
Fun facts:
- This is the first FTC coaxial swerve drive (as far as we know) - we started prototyping right after our 2011-2012 season.
- This robot was built, designed, and programmed 100% by students. No mentor involvement at all, except for providing access to waterjet cutting.
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