Snapdragon — 2014

Ratchet is our robot for the 2014 game, Areial Assist. It has a high-powered yoga ball shooter to propell the ball into goals over 6 feet in the air. Snapdragon can also intake balls from the ground and catch balls thrown towards it.

Technical Specifications:

Weight: 119.8 lbs.
Height: 38 inches

Drive Train

– ix CIM motors
– Two speeds, 8 fps and 18 fps
– Six wheel West Coast Drive
– Center wheels lowered for maneuverability
– Custom aluminum wheels with black tread

Catapult

– Powered by 4 Springs
– CHOO drawback mechanis, using two Mini-CIMs to pull and release the shooter using a cam.
– Two shot possibility

Intake

– Double sided intake allows for versatile pickup
– Pneumatically Deployed
– Driven by 2 Banebot 550 Motors with Green Banebot wheels
– Modular and replaceable with a funnel attachement

Electrical/Pneumatics

– Limit switched on CHOO Mechanism to sense linkage placement
– Encoders on Drivetrain
– One USB Camera connected to Odroid processor
– Six on-board accumulators and one air compressor

Programming

– The robot is driven by a steering wheel and a throttle stick
– USB Camera to sense hot goal
– Accurate one, two, and three ball autonomous