We made a number of small changes to our autonomous and teleop, and added extra button controls for our sweeper and cap ball lift. We are in the process of adding a second position autonomous to only shoot a particle
2/4/17 CAD
Autonomous Animation I have posted my question twice now on PTC Forum, but have not gotten a response The current method lies in the slide constraint I have placed a line at the bottom of the robot, and have also
Technicbots Meeting #20 – 2/4/17
Italics means action items not done last week. Strike through means items that will not be checked this week, but will be checked in the future. Check availability for the meeting (2/4): All except Brandon, Samuel and Justin Agenda (7:00pm):
1/21/17 Software
Our autonomous and teleop worked very well at the Wylie East qualifier, though we need to make some changes to the code base: 1. Add “backup” autonomous opmodes where we don’t go for the beacons (in case our partner has
1/21/17 Hardware
A new shooter is in progress will be made to prevent it from breaking down again. The shooter will also be further to the right to hopefully fit 3 balls at the top. The front guider wheels are being moved
1/21/17 CAD
Simulating the robot on the field There are no posts on any of the forum pages about simulating robots on a field The only possible solution is drawing a line on the field, and have the robot move along the
Technicbots Meeting #19 – 1/21/16
Italics means action items not done last week. Strike through means items that will not be checked this week, but will be checked in the future. Take team member attendance in the team attendance tracker sheet in blog (Jerry) Check
1/7/17 Hardware
The wooden plates used to press the beacons were replaced with a thinner aluminum plate since the wooden plate was too thick. The team numbers were added to the bacm and the front of the robot.
1/7/17 Software
No major software changes this week, since we (somehow) finished 100% of the code early. However, we updated the control award application with suggestions from the team, and we practiced our presentation of the autonomous during the judging session. We
1/7/17 CAD
Major additions to the CAD robot – Fully constrained and modeled shooting mechanism Still not simulated Fully constrained and simulated Linear slide, Harvester Also got animation with cap ball lift. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbB783QgQLw&feature=youtu.be