23-03-2014 21:48

MrForbes

Re: pic: Winning Alliance AZ Regional 2014 , 842, 2486, 2403

There is a whole lot of AWESOME in this picture!

23-03-2014 21:49

dodar

Re: pic: Winning Alliance AZ Regional 2014 , 842, 2486, 2403

Is that little piece of surgical tubing the launcher for 2486? If it is, wow they got a good shot out of it. lol

23-03-2014 22:15

kuraikou

Re: pic: Winning Alliance AZ Regional 2014 , 842, 2486, 2403

No that is a clever way of keeping the ball in place that 4183 also used, I don't know if they adopted it from us or if it was separately thought of but it works either way.

When a ball rolls into the robot through the intake the ball is rotating because of the roller so the ball pulls the tubing down and stretches to accommodate the ball. When the ball is on the other side however the tubing blocks the ball from leaving the intake, keeping it in the correct firing position and preventing the ball from rolling out.

It sounds really weird but it works really well.

23-03-2014 22:21

Coach Norm

Re: pic: Winning Alliance AZ Regional 2014 , 842, 2486, 2403

Quote:

Originally Posted by kuraikou No that is a clever way of keeping the ball in place that 4183 also used, I don't know if they adopted it from us or if it was separately thought of but it works either way. When a ball rolls into the robot through the intake the ball is rotating because of the roller so the ball pulls the tubing down and stretches to accommodate the ball. When the ball is on the other side however the tubing blocks the ball from leaving the intake, keeping it in the correct firing position and preventing the ball from rolling out. It sounds really weird but it works really well.

23-03-2014 22:29

z_beeblebrox

Re: pic: Winning Alliance AZ Regional 2014 , 842, 2486, 2403

Quote:

Originally Posted by Coach Norm Is this a change to your robot from Hub City? I do not completely understand. Do you have video of this in action?

23-03-2014 22:30

kuraikou

Re: pic: Winning Alliance AZ Regional 2014 , 842, 2486, 2403

yes this is a change we made on our practice robot first and then made at AZ first thing thursday. as for videos I have none but I will try to find one.

23-03-2014 22:42

Shelbers2486

Re: pic: Winning Alliance AZ Regional 2014 , 842, 2486, 2403

We added the tubing a few weeks ago when we realized the the ball would roll off the shooter into the pick up system if we were just driving around. It would take a few valuable seconds to get the ball back into the shooter every time we were ready to fire, so we grabbed a piece of tubing that was just sitting around and it worked perfectly!

23-03-2014 22:52

CLandrum3081

Re: pic: Winning Alliance AZ Regional 2014 , 842, 2486, 2403

Much congratulations. *tips safety glasses I've been wearing as a hat for the past 24 hours*