So over the years I have learned better methods for the control system. Since this is my last year on the team, I wanted to use everything I have learned and leave something to be remembered by. I took all my knowledge and created this:
To see what it looks like on the inside, click here.
I didn’t want to put them all into this thread and make a massive wall of pics, so I used imgur.
sweet. do the victors get enough airflow in there?
Yes, there is also a large fan at the front right behind the handle. You can see on the inside that it is actually quite open. Air goes in at the handle and vents out the back.
WOW!!!
Great job; how long did it take to build and design this? Also, what’s the final cost weight?
Amazing!
Wow, that’s so pretty (best word I can think of haha) and organized. I’m jealous.
that’s shows some awesome skill, but, why a box sir?
I think this is very awesome!!!
One side note you might want to put the radio on the outside so you and the FTA can see whats going on. but I love it!
I chose a box for a few reasons. The important ones were strength, and resistance to metal shavings. Plus as compact as possible.
So the robot can have a black box?
This. It’s stated in the rules (though I can’t remember if the wording is “should” or “must”).
This is sweet!! But I believe you need to put the radio outside of the box:
[R56]
The DAP-1522 wireless bridge must be mounted on the Robot such that the diagnostic lights are visible to Arena personnel.
Started planning in the summer, finally picked a case during week 2, and I just finished it two days ago. The box weighs 20lbs
Hmm I missed this one I guess… I’ll work it out. Perhaps some fibre optics of some sort…
You seem to have a clear plastic inside the lid, right next to the radio. Pull that and the radio out, make sure the rest of the electronics are covered, and start cutting a hole in the lid. Replace the plastic and the radio when you have a big enough hole. That should do the trick.
This is kind of the sexiest thing ever.
Is the intention of this to be the electronics board of a competition robot? If so, I feel like it could be significantly lighter without compromising the compact size. If you do end up on putting this on a competition bot, I would recommend making a second. Why? Because a movable electronics board for testing mechanical systems can be very useful. Our programming team also makes frequent use of a plywood electronics board that can be only described a “jankey.” Your board looks great (although heavy)! Too bad there isn’t a jaguar version…
It is actually lighter than any other box we have made. A second one is out of the question because we do not have the money to spend on another 4 slot crio. Plus I dont want to do this over again, it wouldnt be fun. this can quickly be removed for testing.
Another reason to move the radio outside the box is that the speed controllers and the 12->5v converter (and probably the power distributions board) are noisy and will interfere with the radio.
Is there a practice bot? This electronics board would be an easy switch between the competition robot and the practice robot.
and what is the case?