RoboCup Electrical 2014

The Electrical System

The electrical system is all the electrical hardware and firmware used to operate the 2013-2014 RoboCup team. It includes the host hardware, the wireless link, and the electronics for each robot.

Current Activities

• Kicker Design 2014
• High Strength Encoder Wire (Prototype)

Systems

On-Board Control

• Microcontroller
• FPGA
• Firmware

Kicker

• Kicker Electronics

Base Station

• Base Station

Sensors

• IR Break-Beam Ball Sensor
• Inertial Measuring Unit (IMU)

Power

• Power Supplies and Batteries

Some Ideas

• Ball sensor upgrade
• Upgrade IGBTs, since we seem to be running more current through them than they are rated for...
  • IXGX400N30A3 (No stack)
  • >> IXGK400N30A3 (No Stack)
  • IXGQ200N30PB (No stack)
  • IXGQ240N30PB (Dual-stack)
• Using analog hall effect sensors to eliminate optical encoders
• All on-board processing
• Move back to a kicker board design similar to the 2008 design (except with chipping, efficiency, and durability upgrades)
• Make stuff easier to be transported safely (e.g. to competitions)...