Today was the last day before the first meet of the season.
We started by fixing the ball intake device’s mount so that it can actually pick
up balls. It still jams occasionally, but is usually functional, especially with
small balls.
A large amount of time was taken up by fixing the cable
management. One wire had gotten tangled in a gear, resulting in torn insulation
and general electrical unsafety. Additionally, the motor controllers had been
plugged into the wrong NXT port, which was hard to discover because those ports
were under the robot and hard to service. Some additional zip ties were applied
to contain the many wires.
The robot can successfully drive up the ramp despite not
having four-wheel drive.
Since there is no kickstand-hitting autonomous program, the
infrared sensor is useless and will probably be removed tomorrow.
We made something of an effort this part of the season, but the robot does not have much functionality. We
will be able to drive down the ramp in autonomous and up it in the endgame, but
we can’t do anything in the normal tele-op period (we have no ball lift). Tomorrow’s
meet will be an opportunity to see designs and implementation of such a device.
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