Robocup 2018 Fleet

Robocup 2018 Robot

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