First Robotics Competition Research Paper

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First Robotics Competition, or FRC, is a progeam designed for highschool studenbts. Where in they are given a challenge then recieve 6 weeks to design, build and program a brand new robot, before heading off to competetion. This year the game was First Power up, where teams could deliver power cubes to either the small switches, the massive scale, or place them in the exchange for power ups. The robot, "TacocaT", the NERDS designed for this is an inventive and well desinged rbobot, from its use of chasis space, to its pnuematic claw and arm. TacocaT has a realitively large chassis compared to past years, and we took adavntage of that to the best of our ability. Contained within the chassis are the plywood boards containing the pnuematics and electronice. The board in the front of the robot holds all the key electronics to robot functions, including the motor controlers and robo rio. It also has a designated spot for the robots battery, this helps to insure the battery stays firmly within the robot at all times. The pnuematics board is located in the back of the robot holds all the core pnuematic systems. …show more content…

3 pnuematic cylinders are strong enough to raise the arm to over 6 feet in the air then bring it all the way back down when aided by two gas springs. Having such a simple raising and lowering device means there are way fewer things that could go wrong, and makes pit crew's life easier. The claw which is affixed to then end of the arm is another fascinatinng design ( I designed and built it so I'm slighty biased twards it). Using two pnuematic cylinders affixed to plates extening from the back of the wrist and then to a pivot point on the arms, the claw can get a solid hold on a cube from almost any angle. The claw is also attached to a chain driven wrist that allows it to hinge backward allowing the robot to hold the cube secruerly within it's

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