Issues with the Intakes

VEX Robotics Competition Discussion VRC > Tower Takeover (19/20)
#1

We’re trying to smoothly intake four block in a row but the blocks keep twisting and jamming in the intakes. We’ve tried many things:

  • two large sprockets
  • a large sprocket on top with a smaller sprocket on the bottom
  • switching the paddles between large and medium sizes
  • changed the compression of the intakes using a mechanical stop
  • experimented with the lift angle - the first three blocks seem to go in better with a higher angle while the fourth block seems to need a lower angle

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Any related comments or tips will be very appreciated. Thanks!

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#2

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#3

Is your compression held by a motorM

#4

Yes, it’s held by the motor between the intakes. However there is slack in the chain so one side has an elastic. We also have a mechanical stop so the intakes can’t go in too far.

#5

try extending your tray down further it looks like your tray starts above the intakes and it should start below the intakes

#6

That shouldnt be the problem. I think it’s that since the compression is held by a motor, the intakes dont expand and contract at the right time.
I advise switching to rubber band compression

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#7

We had it as a rubber band compression before but we couldn’t get a good system to bring the intakes out when we wanted to stack.