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Friday, November 28, 2014

MarkII Bettle Design


After prototyping and drastic changes we have arrived at what will probably be the final design:



The support system for the scoop has changed to a single servo and a removable shaft on the other. This means that if the servo needs to be replaced all that needs to be done is remove the shaft, unscrew the horn through the shaft holes, and remove the scoop. 

The device on the back end is the mechanism for hooking a beacon onto the castle walls. It will be at a 45degree angle at start and will rotate down. The beacons frame should be as light as possible to not stress the servo shaft too much.


The "hook" has a ramp section towards the back so in case the bot doesn't reverse enough the beacon will still slide to the flat section where it is balanced. Most weight will be shifted back towards this ramped section so that the face will be as close to parallel with the wall as possible.

The layout of the field prevents this beacon from being placed outside of our castle so this will have to be placed on the back trackwire wall of our castle. If the beacon is bright enough we should be able to see it just like the thrown beacon, but that is what we need to test.
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