News, events, and updates from Team 254.
At Team 254's lab today, we had an extremely large number of people working hard to complete some common objectives. In the manufacturing department, several students continued cutting stock for the bearing blocks. Many of the bearing blocks have already…
Read postSee the linked PDF below, for some important calculations regarding gearing and performance of the winch. The run-through of the basic calculations should be understandable by the astute high-school student. Please let Dave know if there are any errors in the…
Read postAgreed Upon Specs: 2 Speed with Power-Take-Off (PTO) for Winch 4 CIM motors, 2 per side Initial Reduction - 12:45 High Speed Reduction - 30:48 gives ~15.5 fps at 93% efficiency Low Speed Reduction - 14:64 gives ~ 5.5 fps at 93% efficiency All gears are…
Read postCheck out the different positions as these configurations go over the bump. 8wd_geometry_4in 8wd_geometry_6in 6wd_geometry_8in
Read postIdeal design would utilize a rigid 6 wheel / 8 wheel structure Ideal design would also incorporate a mechanism that will allow the robot to traverse over bumps quickly Both teams are wondering on the usage of 8" inch wheels. (Additional gearing) Recommended…
Read postAfter returning from our Kickoff meeting at Bellarmine, Team 254 returned to the lab to start field construction. We sorted through the carpet to find the biggest and least worn continuous pieces and lay them out. They were then seamed together with carpet…
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