2013 Southeast Pennsylvania FTC Regional Qualifying Tournament

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What worked

  • We did
  • Drive-train
  • Stability - even with battery mounted at the lower arm axis
  • Getting on the ramp in autonomous
  • Flag raising (w/ original broken & repaired flag raiser) - new flag raiser is too flexible

What didn't

  • Hanger - pinned the 5/8" tubing, but the set screws did not hold the steel shaft
  • Block collection & scoring - we were a very low-yield block scorer

Thoughts & observations

  • Hanger
    • Explore alternative approaches
    • Center arm on top tube with independent rotation and spring-loaded lift?
    • If we keep this approach:
      • Need to key the steel drive shaft - and if possible increase the shaft diameter - Maybe hardened steel shaft
      • Hooks should probably be reversed & lowered; back up to engage
      • Latex tubing "springs" can assist lift once shafts are secured
      • Current hooks higher than they need to be
      • Alignment seems reasonably straightforward
  • Block collector
    • Ability of arm to travel past straight up and to score on opposite side would speed scoring as the robot would not need to turn around
      • Requires "losing" the 4-bar arm

SE Pennsylvania FTC Qualifier Photo Gallery

  • Brad, CJ & Andrew Weissman take the robot through inspection

  • Attempt at hanging

  • Now, that's a hat!

  • Robot on practice field

  • Spill

  • Brad, Andrew Weissman & Nicholas

  • Match action

  • Raising the flag

  • Match end

  • Trevor, CJ & Andrew Weissman preparing for the final qual match

  • CJ in the selection line-up

  • The top 4

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