19075
Clockworks
Bucharest, B, Romania
Rookie Year
2018
Members
14
Mentors
3
Type
Community Team
Meeting Hours/Week
25
Approx. Budget
5000+ USD
Workspace
Dedicated Robotics Lab
Sponsorship Status
4+ Sponsors
Drivetrain
Mecanum
Materials
Prefabricated Metal Parts, Custom Metal Parts, 3D-Printed Plastic
Product Sources
GoBILDA, Misumi, Axon, Swyft Robotics
Odometry
Custom Dead-Wheel
Sensors
Distance, Touch, Color, Limelight 3A
Systems
Linear Slides, Claw/Gripper, Wheel Roller Intake, Shooting Mechanism
Programming Language
Java (OnBot or External IDE)
Development Environment
Android Studio
3rd-Party Tools
FTC Dashboard, Other, Pedro Pathing
Vision
OpenCV, AprilTag Localization
What is something that you think is unique about your robot this season? What about your robot do you think would make it stand out at competition?
We will update this answer once we will finalize this year's design :) Still evaluating ideas and concepts! It will, of course, include lots of printed parts!
What types of Outreach do you plan to do for this season? Which of those Outreach initiatives are you most proud of?
This season we plan to contribute to a few open-source 3D printer development projects. We also hope to make an impact in the professional STEM communities by showing the strengths of 3D printing technologies and open-source projects.
Describe an element of your code which you think will be most advantageous to your performance over the season.
We plan to do a sensor fusion algorithm to merge odometry data with apriltag localization for optimal placement around the towers. We have also developed an algorithm that will automatically find the required positions for servo motors, utilizing Axon's 4th analog feedback wire.
What competitions will you be attending? Which of the ones that you listed are you looking forward to the most?
We have started the season by particinating in Quantum's 16h Kickathon, where we built a almost-complete robot. We plan to improve a bot a bit and then parcitipate in as many regional Leage Meets we are able to. After this season's official regional and national competitions, we plan to sign up for most of the offseason events in the EU area. We will also continue to host the second edition of South Performance League, the only offseason competition in South Romania region.
How will you be organizing your team at competitions?
We work on 3-week sprints. When one ends, the team meets and we settle which matters we will tackle in the next period. We understand unexpected things can happen, therefore we are very flexible on rebalancing priorities during a sprint.
Describe a unique or noteworthy strategic device or element that you think would be useful for this game.
We have found that, with the right processes and configurations, a well-designed 3D printed part can successfully replace CNC machined plates at a much lower cost and machining overhead. We have specialized in advanced 3D printing and CAD techniques, thus we are able to built competitive robots with minimal amounts of metal parta.
How would you describe your design process? How many options/strategies do you compare? How do you visualize your designs before building?
We use CAD software to sketch the movement of game elements inside our robots. Then, we add the neccesary components like motors, servos, slides and verify once more that the sketch is functional. Then, we start designing the connective parts between all the actuators and vital components. We try to mathematically model the acutating mechamism's behaviour to preview any possible weaknesses in actuation.
Made with by Electric Mayhem Robotics and external contributors
Check out our code on GitHub
Contact Us: contact@ftcopenalliance.org
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