Author Topic: Near Chaos Robotics (Read 182166 times)

Vertigo · « **Reply #320 on:** September 12, 2010, 12:29:34 PM »

Looks great, although I don't like spinners myself
Good job you live in America

MikeNCR · « **Reply #321 on:** September 13, 2010, 09:01:14 PM »

Got a surprising email today. The owner of Holmes Hobbies sent me an email asking about the setup in my robot because he wanted to make sure his speed controllers would work in my application.

If his stuff works, customer care like that'll guarantee that I go to them first in the future.

MikeNCR · « **Reply #322 on:** September 14, 2010, 10:06:31 AM »

Spare A28-150 has been ordered and speed controllers should ship today. I've also got a strange and wonderful assortment of material and hardware including aluminum screws, fiberglass sheet and woven aluminum cloth on the way from McMaster. Goals for the weekend are to swap the baseplate and have the robot fully wired and running.

powerrave · « **Reply #323 on:** September 14, 2010, 10:42:20 AM »

sounds like you are having some good luck there.

SKBT · « **Reply #324 on:** September 14, 2010, 05:07:21 PM »

Can't wait to see that at FI. Hope you get everything in and rebuilt on time.

MikeNCR · « **Reply #325 on:** September 17, 2010, 11:16:45 PM »

Progress so far:
Drive side wiring is complete
Baseplate has been swapped and trimmed
Dewalt retainers have been swapped from steel to aluminum hardware
Some fasteners have been replaced with aluminum hardware
Power lights are completed and working

Stuff for tomorrow/Sunday:
Complete weapon wiring
Install receiver
Secure lights to chassis
Begin testing/calibration

MikeNCR · « **Reply #326 on:** September 18, 2010, 01:07:06 PM »

Weapon wiring is done, lights are mounted and the rx is installed.

Waiting on some 4mm plugs and a pwm cable for the Thor 883 to finish the wiring completely.

Mr. Self Destruct is 99% done with 3 weeks to go. Going to take it in to work next week and do another weigh in. There's still some chassis material to trim, but that will go quickly and I want to know where I'm at. I've got everything lined up to trim the bars down to 26" from 28" which will put me nicely under 30lbs.

http://twitpic.com/2pq487

NFX · « **Reply #327 on:** September 18, 2010, 03:18:40 PM »

Looks brilliant. =]

powerrave · « **Reply #328 on:** September 18, 2010, 03:40:50 PM »

agree there. can'r wait to see that in combat.

zipdragon64 · « **Reply #329 on:** September 18, 2010, 04:31:06 PM »

what do you have a single victor on the mag?

MikeNCR · « **Reply #330 on:** September 18, 2010, 05:18:22 PM »

It's a Thor883 (now Victor 885)

Somebody · « **Reply #331 on:** September 18, 2010, 06:22:17 PM »

Where do you work?

MikeNCR · « **Reply #332 on:** September 18, 2010, 06:26:30 PM »

I'm working a paid internship at iRobot in Bedford, MA. on the government/industrial side, mostly with this- and occasionally with this- as a mechanical engineer.

Somebody · « **Reply #333 on:** September 18, 2010, 06:41:52 PM »

Dude you are now my idol. I want to work there too.

powerrave · « **Reply #334 on:** September 18, 2010, 07:06:22 PM »

AWESOME STUFF!

NFX · « **Reply #335 on:** September 18, 2010, 07:34:02 PM »

I'm studying Mechanical Engineering at uni. =P

powerrave · « **Reply #336 on:** September 19, 2010, 05:20:24 AM »

oh nice. sooo... you going to do some real bot building too then?

MikeNCR · « **Reply #337 on:** September 21, 2010, 08:47:51 PM »

Weight update:

Original weight- 31.4lbs

Aluminum braces, top armor reduction and battery swap- 0.75lbs removed
Removal of excess hardware- 0.2lbs removed
Baseplate swap- 0.33lbs removed
Total reduction- 1.28lbs

Numbers are taken from either a mini-scale or SW model of the part with thicknesses adjusted. I'm rounding down to give room for error.

MikeNCR · « **Reply #338 on:** September 24, 2010, 08:54:03 PM »

powerrave · « **Reply #339 on:** September 25, 2010, 06:12:22 AM »

well, seems like driving won't be a problem.