News, events, and updates from Team 254.
Day 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…
Read postDay 3: Progress in Prototypes Prototyping Double Wheel Vertical Flywheel Today, we worked on assembling the Double Wheel Vertical Flywheel. Taking the parts from last build, we assembled it using the new VersaPlanetary gearboxes and encoders we received. We…
Read postDay 2: Prototyping Today, we continued our work on prototyping designs for the shooter, intake, and drivebase. Our programming team also worked through a variety of projects including camera calibration and configuring the RoboRIOS. Shooters Double Wheel…
Read postDay 1: Kickoff & Testing Today was the first day of the FRC build season. The new game, FIRST Steamworks, was revealed, and we began evaluating strategies and testing prototype mechanisms for our 2017 robot. Helpful Links The game manual and rules are linked…
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