2022 Day 16 & 17: Design Recap and CAD Links
Tuesday Design RecapCAD ReleaseThis is our first true build season using OnShape, so we are still learning the best way to do some things but we will have our documents…
Tuesday Design RecapCAD ReleaseThis is our first true build season using OnShape, so we are still learning the best way to do some things but we will have our documents…
Climber TestingWe added a crossbar between the hooks and moved our string to pull from around the lower arm pivot shaft and pull on the crossbar. This allows us to…
Climber TestingWe constructed more of a "climber chassis" over the past few days to be able to simulate the climber with both arms.The first test of the climber chassis did…
Swerve AssemblyWe began the assembly of our Swerve Drive Specialities MK4i modules that we are planning to use this season. We used the MK3 modules this summer at the Texas…
Tuesday's our weekly Design Recap.Photon 8515 will be building a modified Everybot this year and we will try to publish the changes and additions we make to the design.- Spectrum …
Bootcamp Build DayWe started the day with our 1st Bootcamp Build Day of the year we had students and teachers representing 5 young Houston area teams on site for a…
Intake TestingWe started on a more complete intake test rig with bumpers and more adjustability.VideoWe are using silicone bands in this video, soft silicone has worked well in our past…
We made a 1/5th scale model of one of our climber ideas. This one has several issues, and some of them are caused by it being scaled-down, and some of…
Wednesdays are normally pretty slow. We got some more parts cut for our practice field elements, did some manual intake material testing (i.e. rubbed lots of types of rubber and…
Design SlidesWe have decided to make a public version of our design slides this year during the season. We use the google slides document to keep track of large parts…