We tuned the teleop so it would work with our new Actobotics robot, and tuned autonomous as well. We also implemented the new joystick scaling algorithm using the formula , where t_0 is the original throttle and t_f is the final throttle. Here
12/29/16 Hardware
The cap ball mechanism will not have the locking part anymore since the cap ball holder is too high off the ground to have its angle be significantly affected by the ramp. Instead, the cap ball holder (which is now
12/29/16 CAD
After switching our chassis (and nearly the entire robot) to Actobotics, we are painstakingly converting every STEP file from Servocity (https://www.servocity.com/step-files) into .prt and .asm files in Creo Parametric. We need to do this because you cannot preview STEP files
12/17/16 Hardware
2016/2017 Winter Break Robot Development Goals for out robot after our hosted scrimmage during winter break: Create a cap ball mechanism that holds onto the ball stronger and doesn’t wobble as much Convert to the new Actobotics chassis robot Create
12/17/16 Software
We spent the night before the scrimmage squishing a couple of bugs: The optical distance sensor would return near-0 values when the robot approached the border, causing our autonomous to fail. This was determined to be a result of the
12/17/16 CAD
http://www.modernroboticsinc.com/phone-mount-kit This is a mount that I found for the Moto G4 phones, it can be sized around any phone according to the website. ActoBotics CAD Parts – The reason that the downloaded actobotic CAD parts were not
12/10/16 Software
Major Changes: -Added shooting capability for Autonomous (and teleop). Autonomous can now score both beacons and shoot two balls, as well as knocking off the cap ball and parking. The autonomous is essentially complete for this season but we will
12/10/16 Hardware
The actobotics chassis is waiting on the next shipment to be completed. The shooter on the robot right follows the first design where a motor turns a spring or a stick, and this stick will get stuck on a beam which creates
12/10/16 CAD
Actobotics Chassis in Creo Parametric – http://www.3dcontentcentral.com/Search.aspx?arg=actobotics I have been trying to install all the parts needed, and Patrick also gave me pictures of the chassis. However, the problem comes when actually trying to use the parts in Creo.
12/3/16 Hardware
The new claw mechanism is able to grip the ball more tightly than the previous second version from basic testing. Additionally, it is within 18 inches. Here are multiple aspects of the current claw mechanism and why: 2 Flat beams instead of