Week 3:
January 19th- 25th, 2014
The progress made this week was making a shooter that can retract and shoot effectively, remaking the drive base to provide more space for the robotic components, completing a rough design of the picker upper than can be easily integrated into the robot, and programming multiple sensors to be ready for use.
This week we worked on the shooter and worked on a way to make it retract efficiently and effectively while keeping the force needed to make the catapult launch the ball into the high goal. The retracting mechanism worked well and kept the catapult's force. We also have a second design that experiments with other options to retract the shooter, while releasing it quickly enough to not lose the force of the surgical tubing.
The drive base was rebuilt to maximize space for the robotic components. It is low to the ground and has a center of mass close to the floor. The base is well supported and has four wheels connected to a gearbox.
The picker upper will be fast and efficient and will pick up the ball and place it directly onto the catapult. This picker upper will sit on the sides of the robot to better accommodate the size restrictions.
Next week, we plan to improve the shooter and drive base, and start integrating everything together to form a rough build of the final robot. Programming will continue to get sensors ready and start on the autonomous program,,
This week we worked on the shooter and worked on a way to make it retract efficiently and effectively while keeping the force needed to make the catapult launch the ball into the high goal. The retracting mechanism worked well and kept the catapult's force. We also have a second design that experiments with other options to retract the shooter, while releasing it quickly enough to not lose the force of the surgical tubing.
The drive base was rebuilt to maximize space for the robotic components. It is low to the ground and has a center of mass close to the floor. The base is well supported and has four wheels connected to a gearbox.
The picker upper will be fast and efficient and will pick up the ball and place it directly onto the catapult. This picker upper will sit on the sides of the robot to better accommodate the size restrictions.
Next week, we plan to improve the shooter and drive base, and start integrating everything together to form a rough build of the final robot. Programming will continue to get sensors ready and start on the autonomous program,,