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The roller which first contacts the boulder was driven by the intake drive. The polycords drive the 2<sup>nd</sup> roller. | The roller which first contacts the boulder was driven by the intake drive. The polycords drive the 2<sup>nd</sup> roller. | ||
| − | Intake rollers are driven by a VevPro 775Pro motor using a VersaPlanetary gearbox. A 7:1 reduction was used for intakes 1 & 2 (see below) | + | Intake rollers are driven by a VevPro 775Pro motor using a VersaPlanetary gearbox. A 7:1 reduction was used for intakes 1 & 2 (see below); 10:1 for Intake 3 (due to the 1:1 miter gear replacing the xx:15 chain & sprockets). |
DEWBOT XII's intake went through three major stages, with small modification along the way. The three major stages three discrete intakes, each of these built from scratch. | DEWBOT XII's intake went through three major stages, with small modification along the way. The three major stages three discrete intakes, each of these built from scratch. | ||
Revision as of 00:32, 16 May 2016
Contents
Intake Objectives
- Pick Boulders off floor
- Load Boulders into Catapult
- Eject Boulders into low goals
- Secures Boulders during Outer-Works crossing
Intake Specifications
- Intake should be as near to full chassis width as possible
- Intake should capture any Boulder it touches
- Intake must reliably load the catapult
- Needs to capture Boulders and load catapult quickly
- Must hold Boulders in catapult while crossing Outer-Works defenses
- Must be pre-loadable with (1) Boulder without any robot element extending beyond the frame perimeter for game start
- Don't jam
- Don't load Boulders into the chassis x-catapult
Design Considerations
Focus was on an over-the-bumper intake mechanism from the start, as this was most compatible with a wide capture zone.
A 2-roller intake was prototyped, tested and designed. The two rollers were connected via polycord loops.
The roller which first contacts the boulder was driven by the intake drive. The polycords drive the 2nd roller.
Intake rollers are driven by a VevPro 775Pro motor using a VersaPlanetary gearbox. A 7:1 reduction was used for intakes 1 & 2 (see below); 10:1 for Intake 3 (due to the 1:1 miter gear replacing the xx:15 chain & sprockets).
DEWBOT XII's intake went through three major stages, with small modification along the way. The three major stages three discrete intakes, each of these built from scratch.
- Intake #1 was built with the robot. It was used during all of the qualifying events ( Hatboro-Horsham, Seneca and Westtown). This intake's performance was good, but the abusive nature of Stronghold led this intake to seriously degrade at Westtown. Welds broke and had to be patched. Sprockets came off. It was time for a new intake after Westtown.
- Intake #2 was build in the run-up to MAR Championship. It was largely a strengthened version of Intake #1, but with some changes we expected to improve boulder movement. Alas, this intake did not work as-built. There were three key issues: 1 - greater moment arm caused the deployment to be excessively violent and would have damaged either the intake or robot in use; 2- The intake released the boulder too early and it sometimes got caught in the chassis; and 3 - constriction in the ball path caused occasional jams. Problems 1 & 2 were addressed during the course of the MAR Championship qualification matches. Poor intake performance significantly contributed to 1640's poor competitive performance at MAR Championship.
- Intake #3 was redesigned and rebuilt for FRC Championship. This intake design removed the drive motor from the boulder path by replacing the chain drive with miter gears. It also kept moment arm to a minimum.
Drawings
Experience & Post-Design Modifications
New Manufacturing Techniques
Photographs
Kevin with prototype
Testing the prototype
Madi with ball intake weldment
Grooving a polyurethane roller on the CNC lathe
Andrew Weissman and Madi assemble a boulder pick-up
Grooved polyurethane roller for ball pick-up
