DEWBOT X Hatboro-Horsham Shooter Failure

At Hatboro-Horsham, DEWBOT X was generally unable to fire balls with the shooter, especially during autonomous. This problem was never resolved during the course of the competition. Actions taken towards resolution included:

• Modifying shooter code to extend the fire period
• Adding a third and then a fourth air storage tank
• Replacing the shooter solenoid

During match 11, a GoPro camera was set up to watch the pressure gauges. This video shows that the pneumatic system lost pressure at an extraordinary rate during the first 20 seconds of teleoperated play, consuming the entire storage reserve (two 35 in3 tanks at the time) during those 20 seconds. Thereafter, both storage and regulated pressure were identical, ranging between 30 and 45 psig. This pressure is too low for the shooter cylinder to retract the winch's dog gear. The compressor never turned off during the match.