Author Topic: Near Chaos Robotics (Read 182133 times)

MikeNCR · « **Reply #360 on:** October 04, 2010, 10:38:04 PM »

Quote from: Badnik96 on October 04, 2010, 09:59:01 PM

All I can say about your RW2 entry mike, is that it might repeat the performance it did IRL.

Wouldn't that make it the most accurate replica?

GroudonRobotWars · « **Reply #361 on:** October 04, 2010, 10:45:14 PM »

Good bots MNCR.

w00t 400 posts!

MikeNCR · « **Reply #362 on:** October 05, 2010, 10:02:05 PM »

I've done some more refining of the layout/shape/mount points

powerrave · « **Reply #363 on:** October 06, 2010, 12:20:03 PM »

soo... if right, this will not rip itself apart when finished?

MikeNCR · « **Reply #364 on:** October 06, 2010, 12:35:18 PM »

That is the goal. I'm returning to the drive layout I used in Ruiner as it handled they gyro forces much better. If all goes as planned, I may have it running in time for Moto, possibly with a complete spare shell.

powerrave · « **Reply #365 on:** October 06, 2010, 03:00:36 PM »

hope that will go as planned.main focus is now to make a working design.

MikeNCR · « **Reply #366 on:** October 06, 2010, 09:21:04 PM »

Just ordered all the hardware needed to build up the new chassis and some new batteries to replace the dead ones, still sorting out some of the details for the composites, but I won't be able to make those parts till December at the earliest, so I'm not in a huge rush. Working on finalizing the layout and main connection locations so I can get my spacers, mounts and baseplate off to the Whyachis for machining. Planning to have Whyachi make a dummy baseplate that'll be used for component positioning for the layup, then will be remade out of kevlar for the final build. If all goes well, I'll have multiple chassis with a <30 swap time ready for the next event I take it to.

Apollyon is designed to the point where I need to finalize a few hole positions before it'll be done and ready for machining, also debating redesigning for a composite chassis and/or brushless drive. 30lber is my main priority at the moment, so it'll be a while.

MikeNCR · « **Reply #367 on:** October 07, 2010, 05:43:27 PM »

Packed and loaded for Franklin, I'll be guest driving Sting, It Stings and Double Trouble.

Clickbeetle · « **Reply #368 on:** October 08, 2010, 12:13:51 AM »

Quote from: MikeNCR on October 02, 2010, 01:15:12 PM

Seeing as I'm posting this from my house instead of the hospital, today wasn't all bad.

[imgsnip]

The side of the chassis with the Thor 883 was sent flying ~75', clearing the roof of my truck, which I was standing behind.

Suffice to say, I won't be at Franklin.

Well that's a bummer. Bad enough when your bot self destructs in the arena, but this...

Guess you shouldn't have tested it before the tournament, so it would have self destructed on camera in the arena. Would've been the most memorable event of the day.

But hindsight is 20/20...

j/k. That would undoubtedly be stupid.

MikeNCR · « **Reply #369 on:** October 10, 2010, 01:22:30 PM »

Working on the final tweaks to Apollyon's design. Still a little massaging to do to pull some extra weight out of it, but it's close-

Some info:

Old chassis weight: 5.61lbs

New chassis weight w/Ti wedge: 4.74lbs
New chassis weight w/Steel wedge: 5.55lbs

Old victors w/o fan: ~.4lbs
New HH SC's: <.17lbs

3/32" fiberglass on the bottom, 3/32" Al on top, all internal framing is Al, thinking on whether or not upping to 7075 will be worth the cost.

Squirrel_Monkey · « **Reply #370 on:** October 10, 2010, 01:26:50 PM »

Cool
Also: http://www.robosota.fi/index.php?sivu=robotit&robo_id=334&toiminto=robotti

MikeNCR · « **Reply #371 on:** October 10, 2010, 01:41:45 PM »

Quote from: Squirrel_Monkey on October 10, 2010, 01:26:50 PM

Cool
Also: http://www.robosota.fi/index.php?sivu=robotit&robo_id=334&toiminto=robotti

Looks nice. Got any internal pics?

Squirrel_Monkey · « **Reply #372 on:** October 10, 2010, 01:46:32 PM »

No, I meant it looked like Apollyon

MikeNCR · « **Reply #373 on:** October 10, 2010, 02:00:56 PM »

Ah, ok. Not exactly an uncommon design. I think the new chassis & drive for Apollyon will work well, and the recessed claws should be much more durable than the old ones. 1/4" hardened steel (thinking 4130 or s7) embedded in the chassis like that will be hard to bust, add in some 1/4-20's to keep them pulled tight into the chassis and even some of the biggest spinners will have trouble removing them.

Squirrel_Monkey · « **Reply #374 on:** October 10, 2010, 02:04:23 PM »

^Nice^

Natef · « **Reply #375 on:** October 10, 2010, 04:01:42 PM »

Saw you at Franklin, along with some great fights!

powerrave · « **Reply #376 on:** October 10, 2010, 04:03:47 PM »

wanna see!!!!!!

MikeNCR · « **Reply #377 on:** October 10, 2010, 04:07:58 PM »

Can't wait to see some of the video. Double Trouble (12lb melty) did a number on the Arena in its first fight.

MikeNCR · « **Reply #378 on:** October 10, 2010, 05:59:46 PM »

For anyone that wants a good laugh, here's a pic of the dimensioned drawing for one of the side rails:

https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/37441ap2-sideright.jpg

MikeNCR · « **Reply #379 on:** October 10, 2010, 07:02:37 PM »

Drawings are done, here's a render of the whole setup.