News, events, and updates from Team 254.
Elevator Task: Design Elevator Cartoon CAD We decided to offset the A-Frame from the frame rail to allow more space for the intake to open and close in between. To do so, this also required moving the frame rail closer to the elevator such that it would not…
Read postElevator Task: Design Elevator CAD We changed the placement of the A-Frame by pushing it further towards the front of the robot and higher up the outer stage elevator upright such that the bumper latch could freely swing without contacting it, and we made the…
Read postElevator Task: Design Elevator Cartoon CAD We finalized the elevator gearbox and pulley placement. To ensure the gearbox does not get in the way of the carriage, we decided to stow it below the elevator and belt out to reductions and the spool. We will have…
Read postElevator Task: Design Elevator Cartoon CAD The previous issue with Option B was the issue of the spool not being low enough if we directly mounted it on the shifter shaft. To address this issue, we decided to add a 1:1 reduction to lower the spool down. We…
Read postDrivebase Task: Finalize Drivebase CAD and Prepare For Manufacturing Over the weekend, we finished CADing and reviewing the drivebase. We sent the baseplate out to be laser cut. At our next build, we need to manufacture and assemble the drivebases so they can…
Read postElevator Task: Design Elevator Cartoon CAD We worked on finalizing the placement of the elevator. The front face of the elevator will be 9" from the outside of the back bumper. We wanted to move the elevator back because we wanted to ensure as confident a…
Read postDrivebase Task: Cartoon CAD Prior to today, we had the idea of having an intake feed into a tunnel. The tunnel would serve as a conveyor system to transport the cube back and forth across the robot. However, the issues with the tunnel are that a) it will be…
Read postGearbox Task: Design drivebase gearbox We found out today that the gearbox will have to be redesigned. Our original plan consisted of a triangle of mini-CIMs but this design was too tall and would not allow the tunnel to lay flat and exhaust cubes to the…
Read postDrivebase Task: Model drivebase moving up platform ramp with 1/8" center drop and minimal space from outside bumper supports To ensure we have a stable robot when our CG raises with our elevator, we decided to extend our wheelbase as far out as possible. By…
Read postDrivebase Task: Test different wheel arrangements between colsons and omnis We decided to switch our initial idea of using 6 colsons to 2 colsons and 4 omnis on the drivebase. We also decreased the drivebase width by 0.6 inches to accommodate for the entire…
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