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:DEWBOT VI utilizes a multi-mode, [[4-Wheel Pivot Drive | 4-wheel pivot drive-train]]. Each wheel is independently driven and steered. If we do this well (from both a mechanical and programming perspective), we should have an extraordinarily maneuverable robot and one well-suited to this year’s BREAKAWAY competition. Pivot Drive was selected for: | :DEWBOT VI utilizes a multi-mode, [[4-Wheel Pivot Drive | 4-wheel pivot drive-train]]. Each wheel is independently driven and steered. If we do this well (from both a mechanical and programming perspective), we should have an extraordinarily maneuverable robot and one well-suited to this year’s BREAKAWAY competition. Pivot Drive was selected for: |
Revision as of 17:38, 10 February 2010
( this is a starting framework for the 2010 game. Once we get past kickoff on Saturday 9 Jan there should be exiciting stuff here)
The 2010 FRC game is "Breakaway"Contents
Documentation
Breakaway documentation page - you can get individual sections here
DEWBOT VI Build
The build season lasts 45 days, starting with a cold January morning and ending up in the middle of an even colder February night. The chronicles of the DEWBOT VI Build season make interesting reading of how we all band together to perform an almost impossible task of designing, building and testing a robot in such a short time frame. Associated with each weeks build are pictures showing happy (and towards the end, tired) roboteers and mentors hard at work.
Design Details
The links below will take you to details about the robot components.Drive Train
- DEWBOT VI utilizes a multi-mode, 4-wheel pivot drive-train. Each wheel is independently driven and steered. If we do this well (from both a mechanical and programming perspective), we should have an extraordinarily maneuverable robot and one well-suited to this year’s BREAKAWAY competition. Pivot Drive was selected for:
- Its superior maneuverability. This should be especially valuable in aligning with soccer balls and with the goal.
- Safety while crossing the bump. A 6wd robot would tilt over further during the climb and would also experience two tipping points. The second of these (coming off the flat top of the bump) will put the robot at a considerable tipping risk unless center of mass (CoM) is very low.
- DEWBOT VI is able to safely cross the bump and also drive through the tunnel. For both of these actions, the robot will need to drive in its long (x) axis direction. Chassis orientation is important for us in BREAKAWAY.
Mechanical / Scoring
Tactical
Programming
Electrical
Pneumatics
Autonomous Mode
Weight
Bumpers
Events
- Second Bay at DEC
- Downingtown Area Robotics expanded into a 2nd bay at DEC. The new bay will be used for FRC and VEX storage. The original (larger) bay will house our power tools and will remain a work area.
- Pancake Breakfast - 6-December-2009
- Downingtown Area Robotics All-you-can-eat Pancake Breakfast at Exton Applebee's was a great success. Both the 8 AM and 9AM seatings were almost full. We had great service from our robotic waitstaff (students not robots). Applebee's donated the full cost of the food. With the gift basket raffle we collected over $1000. Everyone had a great time and we look forward to doing it next year!
Website
Outreach
Programs
Sub-Teams
- Steering Committee
- Design Team Page
- Drive Train Team Page
- Mechanical Team Page
- Field Team Page
- Programming Team Page
- Electrical Team Page
- Media Team Page
- Game Elements & Carpentry Team Page
People
There are a large number of people that were involved with the success of DEWBOT V from students to mentors but especially our sponsors.
See our other robots at FRC Team 1640