In the Zone Intake

VEX V5 General Discussion General Forum
#1

Found this in youtube:

What do you guys think?

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#2

That is a lot like what I was thinking for the intake. Seems like it could work pretty good.

#3

we call it the “dragon intake”

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#4

They should add LED lightning to make it breath fire and a speaker to growl.

#5

cody need to add 2 angled wheels to the back

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#6

how many motor does it use?

#7

Looks pretty good, but how will it be able to move mobile goals over the bar?

#8

It’s just an intake I can’t imagine how it would pick up a mobile goal

#9

lol uses motors, too heavy. :wink:

#10

He’s right using motors is absolutely barbaric

#11

Might I recommend the 269 motor, which although isn’t sold anymore, does weigh 26.3 grams less than your average 393 motor.

#12

If you insist on a powered intake may I reccomend the Vex Servo which is about half the weight of a standard 393 motor or 44 grams lighter and can hold its position without user created PID.

#13

Does it have any chance of picking up fallen cones? Will it work on the very rigid cones?

#14

Found more:

#15

So it will work on upright cones. I am still very skeptical of its usefulness against tipped cones considering the effort that the person had to go through in order to right them, something a robot might have difficulty with.

#16

I agree with @Silicon here, you would have to be driving away from the cone at only a precise speed for it to be upright.
EDIT: On second thought, have you tried this on the actual game pieces? Because the ridges on the cones make that intake a more viable option.

#17

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#18

I’m also thinking of using that intake. But, I can’t figure out how I would pick up a mobile goal. :confused: does anyone have any ideas for that?

#19

You dont, youd need a different one

#20

If you had a robot that could grab the preload and put it on the stationary goal without moving, it’s arm would have to travel about 2.12 feet (sqrt of 4.5.) If you grab a cone using the hole in it’s top, then it would stay upright, even if a back dumper robot took it straight from the preload zone, and turned it over itself and put it on the stationary goal. Therefore, you’d have a claw like that would allow much faster preloads.