Spooki

Spooki
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Year of Creation	2019-2020
Versions
Current Version	1.0
Update Year	2019-2020
Wins/Losses	X/X
Information and Statistics
Weight Class	BeetleWeight
Weapon Class	(weapon type)
Combined Wins/Losses	X/X
Weapon Speed	(RPM)

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Competitions

Motorama 2020

• Results:
  • Bracket Style:
    • [(Video Link) W vs Off Track]
      • Won by KO - The opponent lost its right side drive. It was a lucky win, because we were sent flying by their weapon, and our armor on one side broke into two.
      • (observations))
    • [(Video Link) L vs LDB]
      • Lost because we're stuck standing on our weapon upside down within the first few seconds. The opponent moved on fast.
      • (observations))
    • [(Video Link) W vs Underdoge aka "I Don't Know"]
      • Won by Judge Decision. Underdoge's weapon (which was a vertical bar in its configuration, not the saw-shaped thing in buildersDB) stuck on our armor. The two bot stuck. Spooki also lost its weapon belt, but luckily the other bot lost its weapon as well due to some spooky magic. After an arena staff separated both bots, both bots started flexing at each other weaponlessly. Spooki appeared more aggressive and won.
      • (observations))
    • [(Video Link) L vs Talos]
      • Lost due to the same reason: Standing on our weapon upside down. This time the opponent spent quite a while before finishing us off like that.
      • (observations))

Version

Spooki V1.0

Created by: (Names of Builders/Group Members of aforementioned version of bot)

Drive Motors	(Drive Motor Name)
Drive Motor Controllers	(Drive Motor Controller Name)
Weapon Motor	(Weapon Motor Name)
Weapon Motor Controllers	(Weapon Motor Controller Name)
Receiver	Hobby King 2.4Ghz Receiver 6Ch V2
Remote Control	Hobby King 2.4Ghz 6Ch Tx and Rx V2
Battery	(Battery Name)
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Problems

• We get KO'd in the same position all the time. The geometry of the design is flawed.
• Belt keeps slipping off, which is a prevalent problem among 3lb bots. But using a V-belt would be weird, and other fixes for heavier weights don't apply to 3lb bots. In the last match, we ended up slapping a piece of plastic on the other side of the pulley, so that it tries to hold the belt back. However, once the plastic bit got hit, the plastic would bend inwards, cutting into the belt, making our weapon down. Thus we won't want to have the pulley wall be so long in the next iteration.
• The "wedge-like" skids can get stuck in arena cracks, and didn't actually serve their purpose.
• Weapon probably also interrupted with driving due to gyroscopic effects. The gyro force lifts up the bot's back, and adds pressure to the skids, so that the skids make the bot harder to move forward.
• Skidding, because not enough friction between the floor and wheel.
• We had to change our plates into cheese graters to save weight in the day before we left for the match... which worked, but isn't the best.
• When we were building the bot, we fried a motor controller because we mixed the red and black wires. The reason? The heat shrink of the red wire was black, and the ring terminal clamp of the black wire was red. When one grab both wires, it's easy to have them mixed up.
• The support rear bar was hard for us to fit other parts in. In the end we just got rid of it, even though it would help hold both parts of the bot together.

Good aspects

• The wacky sandpaper fix on the wheel actually worked during the competition.
• Our electronics rocked, thanks to previous years' experiences.
• Armor placement was useful. In both fights where we won, the armor broke the opponents' hits.
• We didn't start the fire, because there wasn't a fire this time.
• The top plate, made from HDPE, was very sturdy. The taco belt design worked (partially because it never got hit).

Changes/Improvements

• Change the skids into sleds, i.e. make it point backwards instead of forwards.
• Remove points of contact on our front plates by making the plates round or sharp, so that we can't once again stand upside down on the ground.
  • Note: This would require change in outer side plates as well.
• Remove the aluminum rear support bar, because it's a pain in the rear. We will just rely on the entire aluminum bottom plate.
• We can try to see if Nylon belt works. It'll most likely slip, but who knows.

Notes:

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