How do you plan on making the back plate?
It will use linear sliders, but it might have problems with too much friction.
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I think this design could work if the intake only touches the bottom cube because the cube would catch on the red barrier. One of the potential issues I see is the top catching on the cube and possible knocking down the stack
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Maybe you could use a ratcheting mechanism that releases when tilted back. Or just have it never release.
While defensive play is allowed, intentional tipping is not.
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I should have quoted the post that I was referring to. I was talking about knocking over the stacks of cubes so they will be on the ground to pick up.
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Ah, my mistake. Must hit at least twenty characters in my post, because apparently thatâs a thing.
You could stack them laterally with the same extending tower, and then use a high-torque gear mechanism thingy to make it stand tall when you go to score them. It would help solve the pushing/defense issue. Look at some mobile air defense systems, like the s-300 and s-400. They transport the missiles laying on their sides, and then lift them vertical for launch.
edit: misnomer on the defense systems. Courtesy of RunsWithScissors
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casually builds a surface to air missile systems that fires cubes
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(The S-300 & 400 are not ballistic missile transporter/erectors, they are long range surface to air missile systems, intended to shoot down aircraft. They do not fire ballistic missiles)
(I get what youâre saying though)
oh oofâŚI remember now. I had been doing research on the INF treaty and mixed them all up in my birdbrain xD
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Youâre all good man. Iâm a military brat, and I grew up reading a lot of Janeâs identification books so I know a lot of this random info off the top of my head.
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Well, from what it looks like, gravity keeps the cubes from falling, even when pushed. If you are talking about inside the goal, that can be a problem.
How would you put cubes on the towers? Is there a way to do this using the reverse stacker?
Iâve racked that thought around in my brain a ton and the only way Iâve thought of doing it is if you were to put a claw onto the end of your reverse stacker and moved cubes to the tower before you drop off your cubes in the goal zone. Definitely not the most efficient way of doing things.
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The Omnis are a good idea for sliding the cubes into the lift, but how would you prevent them from falling straight forward and out when stacking? I know that the lift is tilted back to prevent this, but because speed is always a necessity, sudden stops and starts may jar the cubes loose. Just a thought.
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at 5.5 lbs I think itâs less of a concern. Youâre going to have to drive carefully with a top heavy robot anyways.
this is a neet idea in my opinion but has some potential problems that could occur but still a nice idea
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This actually doesnât usually work out well. There are commonly accepted designs that develop throughout a season, and generally if you show up with a unique design late in the season it can be difficult to demonstrate the value of, say, an incredible defensive robot if no one has seen it or had time to ponder the design before.
The only exception to this are robots that can break an established way of playing the game on their own and the demonstration of that ability is jaw-dropping and devastating. Since 2006, I have seen only a bare few of these robots. Something like the design in this thread, which is just a way of doing something that many teams will be trying (creating large stacks in one go), is something that does no harm being made public. In fact, being known as âthe guys that came up with such-and-such commonly used designâ can help your chances of being picked in alliance selection. Notoriety goes a long way, as this isnât just a solo game (except VEXU).
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Well, this could be one system on a robot with many. The robot could also have a lift.