Reign 2018-2019
End Season Robot
Main Mechanisms Throughout the Season
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Our 2018-2019 competition robot, Reign, has gone through numerous changes throughout the season. During the start of our season, Reign acted as both a cap and shooter robot, but as the season progressed we decided to focus on perfecting our shooter and intake system.
Our robot utilizes a linear puncher and rubber band intake, and is capable of shooting one ball at once. |
Shooter
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Reign's shooter system utilizes a linear puncher with a slip-gear mechanism, which has been maintained throughout the season. Our robot can hit all 3 flags, although we most often use it for the top and middle flags, opting to use c-channels on our robot for the low flags. Our shooter uses one motor, and attaches to our chassis with three separate points for maximum strength.
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Intake
Our intake system is made up of 3 tiers of rubber bands, pushing the ball along a curved slope of bent metal. The bottom tier of the intake system is also able to effectively flip over caps on the field, low scoring them. The middle and bottom tiers have a 2:1 gear ratio, allowing the bottom intake roller to spin quickly, reducing our intake time by about 20% from the start of the season. The middle to top ratio remained a 1:1.
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Drive Train
The drive train is made from 2 sides, held together with c-channels that span the width of the robot. Each side is made up of 2 aluminum plates, 4 wheels sandwiched between them (2 omni and 2 traction). In order to make sure that the sides are stable, there are beams that run across them to make sure that they will not wobble.
There are 4 motors on the drive train, 2 on each side where the traction wheels are. When the motor is powered on, the chain that connected the traction wheel turns, pushing the omni wheels forward and therefore moving the entire robot forward. |
State Qualified!
On October 27, 2018, team 97052A Cyber Shock qualified for the VRC Florida State Championship at the first tournament of the year. Our team won the Design Award, an award that is given to the team that shows a professional approach to the design process, project, and organization; this is shown through the Engineering Notebook that teams submit to the Judges, along with a team interview. In our 3 years of competing, this is the first time that our team has won an award and qualified for State Championships.
Match Standings
VEX Tournament #1 @East Ridge Middle School
Design Award Winner
Wins: 3 | Ties: 0 | Losses: 4
Rank: 18th out of 29
Wins: 3 | Ties: 0 | Losses: 4
Rank: 18th out of 29
VEX Tournament #2 @Lake Minneola High School
Wins: 4 | Ties: 0 | Losses: 4
Rank: 11th out of 25
Rank: 11th out of 25