News, events, and updates from Team 254.
Day 18: Hopper Progress Prototyping Hopper / Feeder Today we continued work on the hopper/feeder prototype. We went through a few more iterations revolving around the central design of a powered floor of rollers, but nothing seemed to stand out as notably…
Read postDay 17: Prototyping, Drivebase, CAD Prototyping Zipper Hopper Today was essentially our drop dead date for finalizing 90% of the hopper in CAD. We took our roller design and decided to ship it, with a center to center distance of less than 50mm, as the 55mm…
Read postDay 16: Zipper Hopper and Intake Prototyping Zipper Hopper Today we solved the problems of the previous designs by removing the polycord and replacing it with chain. While disassembling the prototype, we found another link of the polycord which melted onto…
Read postDay 15: Drivebase, Prototypes, and Program Wiring for Drivebase Today we began wiring the drivebases. We have all of the Talon SRXs done and we have installed most of the components. We have a lot more work to do, and we will be working hard to get it done as…
Read postDay 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…
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