FRC 1912 presents Hammerhead

FIRST Team 1912 Combustion presents its 2013 robot for Ultimate Ascent: Hammerhead. We will be competing at the Bayou Regional (Week 4) and at the Razorback Regional (Week 6).

http://www.team1912.com/photos/hammerhead.jpg

Technical Specifications:

Chassis
AndyMark Super Shifter transmission (2 gears), driven by 4 CIM motors
6 High Traction wheels
Custom belt system
8020 Chassis with 28”x28” perimeter

Shooter
2 AndyMark Pneumatic wheels
1 CIM motor to each wheel on pulley drive
1/8” compression on first wheel and ¼” compression on second (Snapping effect on discs adds stability)
Shoots to all levels of scoring
100% to 2 and 1 point goals
66% to 3 point goal
Fires 4 discs in 4 seconds
Variable speed controlled by two US Digital E4P encoders

Hopper
Acrylite structure goes to the second level feeder station
Stores 3 discs inside and one stored in shooter always ready to shoot
Gravity fed, falls into the shooter and pulled in by piston

Climber
2 pneumatic pistons 2” bore, 9” stroke
Pulls up above 1st level bar and is hoisted up 1/2”
Requires 40 PSI
3 Clippard air tanks, on board compressor

Electrical
4 Talon motor controllers for drive
2 Victor 888s for shooters
Spike relay for compressor
4, 24v solenoids in a manifold, controls shifting, climbing and shooting
Viewfinder Camera aimed to assist with shooting

Autonomous
Two modes (decided by an on-board switch)
Aimed to shoot 2 mid-goal shots from the front corner of the pyramid
Aimed to shoot 3 high-goal shots from the back corner of the pyramid (favored)$@#

Operator console
1 Logitech Joystick for drive and sensor overrides
1 Clamshell
1 e-Stop Robotics Custom Control Interface Board for button-based controls of climber and shooter

Very nice robot, we’re looking forward to playing with you for the first time at Bayou this year.

Videos?

We are presently working on ironing out our reveal video. It will be released in a week or two.

In the words of Sweet Brown “Ain’t nobody got time for that”

I hope this answers any and all questions you might have about what we created this year.
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=115032

Can’t wait to see 1912 competing at Bayou next week! looks like another quality robot!

Is that laser cut acrylic in the shooter?

We used a router tool to cut it out actually, we do not have access to a laser cutter. We were just very careful and slow when we cut it.