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2020 – Day 3 – Starting some tests

Today’s Tests

Bump crossing tests – CG is important and braking hard is bad
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https://photos.spectrum3847.org/2020-FRC/2020-Build-Season/i-VQ2CwLV/A

Low CG and CG at the front of you robot handles the bumps better. Also this chassis has pneumatic tires.
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https://photos.spectrum3847.org/2020-FRC/2020-Build-Season/i-v9ftd6p/A

Intake Test
Protopipe has proved very useful for quickly making intake tests.
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https://photos.spectrum3847.org/2020-FRC/2020-Build-Season/i-CBtkmGp/A

Drawer Slide Elevator Test
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https://photos.spectrum3847.org/2020-FRC/2020-Build-Season/i-SVGDst4/A

More videos and photos of these tests can be found on our photo gallery Photo.Spectrum3847.org – 2020 Build Season Gallery

Robots that inspired us today 

2009 – 67 (Multi ball shooter)
2012 – 48, 341 (Photo Gallery), 548 & 330 (shooter on a pivot)
2013 – 33(Frisbee path), 987 (gas springs on climber), 1986 (climber)
2014 – 2590 (ratchet)
2017 – 319 (ratchet)
2019 – 148 (elevator bearing blocks)

Sketch of the Day

Goals have the intake behind the shooter and enough room to hold 5 balls. Intake would be able to bring two balls up on to our robot at a time, those two balls would then funnel into a single file line.
Spectrum
Source: Spectrum

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