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= Good Aspects =
 
= Good Aspects =
* Significantly more mechanically consistent than previous iterations
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* Wheels rolled pretty consistently and did not slip on the carpet terribly often
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* Kicks were very consistent, and the kicker did not break
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* Shell design was user-friendly, and robust
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* Batteries were extremely long lasting
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* Control boards were extremely robust
  
= Problems =
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= Issues at competition =
* No Chipper
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* Lack of chipper made strategy much harder
* Foam dribblers disintegrated slowly while dribbling
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* Dribbler material was not appropriate
* Dribbler didn't damp incoming balls very well, especially after the foam was damaged
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** Using foam is not acceptable compared to a plastic or rubber material
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** The dampening aspect of the dribbler is not as important as the grippiness for the dribbler roller
 
* MBed is incapable of doing enough floating point calculations to process IMU inputs for motion control
 
* MBed is incapable of doing enough floating point calculations to process IMU inputs for motion control
 
* The Decawave radios cut out when the referee walks in between them
 
* The Decawave radios cut out when the referee walks in between them
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* Capture did not work
  
= Changes/Improvements =
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= Changes/Improvements for 2019 Fleet =
* Develop a chipper
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* Develop a chipper to facilitate starts
* Add mechanical damping to the dribbler
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* Add damping to the dribbler to facilitate passing
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* Build upon the usability of the previous shell, and make it semi-permanent
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* Build upon the wheels to make a smoother ride
 
* Creating a custom version of the MBed based on the Cortex-M7
 
* Creating a custom version of the MBed based on the Cortex-M7
 
* Consider other radio options
 
* Consider other radio options
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* Rebuild capture play to enable passing

Revision as of 13:33, 22 July 2018

Robocup 2018 Robot
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Competitions

Robocup 2018

  • Results
    • Loss vs. Neu Islanders
    • Tie vs. ULtron
    • Win vs. AMC
    • Tie vs. RoboIME
    • Win vs. RoboFEI
    • Loss vs. UBC Thunderbots

Good Aspects

  • Wheels rolled pretty consistently and did not slip on the carpet terribly often
  • Kicks were very consistent, and the kicker did not break
  • Shell design was user-friendly, and robust
  • Batteries were extremely long lasting
  • Control boards were extremely robust

Issues at competition

  • Lack of chipper made strategy much harder
  • Dribbler material was not appropriate
    • Using foam is not acceptable compared to a plastic or rubber material
    • The dampening aspect of the dribbler is not as important as the grippiness for the dribbler roller
  • MBed is incapable of doing enough floating point calculations to process IMU inputs for motion control
  • The Decawave radios cut out when the referee walks in between them
  • Capture did not work

Changes/Improvements for 2019 Fleet

  • Develop a chipper to facilitate starts
  • Add damping to the dribbler to facilitate passing
  • Build upon the usability of the previous shell, and make it semi-permanent
  • Build upon the wheels to make a smoother ride
  • Creating a custom version of the MBed based on the Cortex-M7
  • Consider other radio options
  • Rebuild capture play to enable passing