[eagleengineering] Re: Other things for Atlanta

  • From: Michael Montazeri <chaoticprout@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: eagleengineering@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2005 21:40:58 -0700

Rather than building Scott's (which is think is great) 
Is build a little "nudge" so the arm would look like this:
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rathen that:
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We know we can cap if the tetra is near the middle of the grabber.
Just some thoughts....
On Apr 6, 2005 8:47 PM, Srijay Rajan <srijay.rajan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Yeah scott's attachment would be good for getting two tetras from the
> human loading zone and not worrying about getting them tangled up.  I
> think we should use it.
> 
> The limit switch would also be good because if we dont get the tetra
> in autonomous its pointless being up so high... unless we start with a
> tetra.  The turbo would be cool but the precision mode is pointless
> because it wastes precious time and we normally pick up the tetra
> anyways.
> 
> On Apr 6, 2005 7:51 PM, scott morgan <thriteenthmonkey@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Also I think that the limit switch overide button
> > Jordan mentioned would be a good idea incase on gets
> > stuck again
> >
> > also if we are going to use my new attachment for the
> > gripper someone should program that
> >
> > --- Jim Molenda <jim@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > How about using the triggers for precision mode and
> > > the buttons on the top
> > > of the joysticks for turbo?
> > >
> > > Jim
> > >
> > >   _____
> > >
> > > From: eagleengineering-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > [mailto:eagleengineering-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> > > Behalf Of Jim Molenda
> > > Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2005 6:23 AM
> > > To: eagleengineering@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Subject: [eagleengineering] Re: Other things for
> > > Atlanta
> > >
> > >
> > > I was thinking of both a turbo button and a
> > > precision button for arm and the
> > > drive motors.
> > > Jim
> > >
> > >   _____
> > >
> > > From: eagleengineering-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > [mailto:eagleengineering-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> > > Behalf Of Jeff Kane
> > > Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 8:34 PM
> > > To: eagleengineering@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Subject: [eagleengineering] Other things for Atlanta
> > >
> > >
> > > Hey,
> > >
> > > For the arm, we should program in like, a turbo
> > > button, because if we miss
> > > the vision tetra at the beginning, the robot has to
> > > wait for the arm to go
> > > down and that kills some of our time, and a turbo
> > > button or something like
> > > that would really help to have the arm go down
> > > faster to get the tetra.  And
> > > besides that it would also look really cool to have
> > > a turbo button.  And
> > > also sorry Stan about having the arm up so high.
> > > Oh, and the autonomous
> > > mode that we programmed should work with the high
> > > limit switch because I
> > > noticed during the testing, it went up too far and
> > > that's what had smashed
> > > it.
> > >
> > > -Jeff Kane
> > >
> > > Madalyn Berns <tchglitzgirl5@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > > Here are some things I cam up with about our
> > > performance at the LA Regional.
> > > I would like some feedback....anything we need to
> > > add to this list?  I'll
> > > also go over this on Wed.  So you won't need to
> > > print it out.
> > >
> > > ~Madalyn
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > >From: "Jim Molenda" <jim@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > >Reply-To: eagleengineering@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > >To: <eagleengineering@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > >Subject: [eagleengineering] Atlanta Event Agenda
> > > >Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2005 10:37:15 -0700
> > > >
> > > >Here is a link to the event agenda for Atlanta:
> > > >
> > >
> > >http://lists.trc.silverfir.net/pipermail/trc-announce/attachments/20050328/
> > > 2
> > > >f88acc1/2005_Championship_Public_Agenda-0001.pdf
> > > >
> > > ><< Jim >>
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
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