Won the Excellence in Engineering Award at the at home challenge

Mentor won the Woodie Flowers Finalist Award (Hillary Griffith)

Was 2-2-0 during the 2021 offseason

Specifications

• Drivetrain - West coast drive, 4 Falcon 500 motors, 16.35 ft/s top speed
• Wheels - 2 6" performance wheels, 4 6" omni-directional wheels
• Collector - 2 Neo 550 motors, 3 VEX pro roller tubes, 2 pneumatic cylinders
• Spindexer - 1 bag motor (16 to 1 gearbox), 1 bag motor (4 to 1 gearbox) with omni wheel, 1 motor (180 gearbox) with compliant wheels
• Shooter - 2 Falcon 500 motors (1 to 1 ratio), 2 5" Fairlane wheels, custom CNC side plates, 3D printed Limelight mount, Limelight camera
• Robot Control - RoboRIO located centrally, motor control via intricate CANBus wiring, Falcon 500 integrated encoders

Capabilities

• Collects balls using a roller intake system with compression against the bumper
• Pneumatic cylinders expel and retract rollers to stimulate ball intake
• Instant command enables continuous autonomous ball pickup
• Spindexer system organizes and feeds balls to the shooter
• Shooter uses a Limelight camera for fast and accurate aiming during auto and teleop modes
• Shooter only fires when flywheel reaches target RPM for consistent shots
• West coast drive base with 4 Falcon 500 motors enables high speed of 16.35 ft/s
• Autonomous commands use spline driving for precise motion profiled paths
• Upside-down electronics board doubles as the spindexer floor

Competitions

• INFINITE RECHARGE at Home Challenge

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