News, events, and updates from Team 254.
Day 14: Intake and Drivebase Progress Prototyping Intake Today, we made a prototype of the intake that had been CADed for use in the real robot, to confirm that everything was up to spec with how we had intended it. We laser cut and assembled it, but did not…
Read postDay 12 and Day 13: Programming and Prototypes Prototyping A lot of things got done with prototyping today. We were able to assess the merits of topspin vs backspin, and we determined that the backspin shooter was better for the following reasons after…
Read postDay 11: Prototypes and Drivebase Prototyping Shooter Today we worked on duplicating the single wheel backspin flywheel with 4" fairlane wheels. We wanted to test the accuracy and plausibility of two side-by-side flywheel shooters, so we built another shooter.…
Read postDay 10: Shooter Improvements & More Prototyping Backspin Single Wheel Flywheel Today, we finished the 4" Fairlane Single Wheel Backspin Prototype that we started on Saturday. We tested for the entirety of the build and received great results. While single…
Read postDay 9: Flywheel and Prototypes Prototyping Topspin Single Wheel Flywheel The topspin shooter continued testing today with several small changes made throughout the build. We remade yesterday's prototype and varied the hood length to see how it affected…
Read postDay 8: Flywheel Prototyping Topspin Single Wheel Flywheel Today, we iterated on our flywheel prototype. We decreased compression by around a half inch, and found drastically improved results. Our first test had over 90% accuracy. We attached a second motor to…
Read postDay 7: Shooter and Prototypes Prototyping Double Wheel Flywheel Today, we added wooden bars to prevent the ball from moving back and forth, as well as moving the polycord to the outside to limit disturbance. We then tested it, and it was very consistent and…
Read postDay 6: Shooter Prototyping Prototyping Double Wheel Vertical Flywheel The design of this shooter is based around two rollers feeding into two wheels that spin rapidly, compressing and shooting the ball into the goal. When we tested this prototype, we found it…
Read postDay 5: Strides in Prototyping and Testing Prototyping Shooter Today we worked on assembling and improving the shooter. After assembling a plethora of VersaPlanetary gearboxes, forming polycord, and machining new hubs for the flywheel, we managed to assemble…
Read postDay 4: Iteration of Prototypes Prototyping Double Wheel Vertical Flywheel As we proved this flywheel could attain a high throughput, we transitioned today to begin testing different wheel types and compression as well as the conveyor system. In the process of…
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