We will use two motors to drive and have two sensor in the front to detect the black tape line. We will have a third pivoting wheel in the back of the robot which is extended off of the rear of the main NXT block. We plane on using the vertical motors and the spots off of the sensor rigs to support our winch/crane. The motor driving our winch/crane will be located in the rear to counterbalance the weight of the weights we are picking up.
Locomotion:
We will have two motors oriented with in the vertical position attached to our NXT block. The gearing for the wheels will go along the side of the NXT block. We intend to use the largest wheels possible to give us an initial hight to reach the box where we put the weights into. Additionally, we are planning on using the largest torque gearing of 5:1 to drive our robot.
Winch:
The support for our crane will stem off of the front of our robot, specifically off of our sensor rigs. We will build this extremely high so we can easily clear the box and drop the weight in. The motor driving the crane/winch will be attached in the rear of the robot and will be located over our pivoting wheel. We will gear the motor so that their is a 2: 3 ratio.
Basic Programming:
Line reading forward block until double black - move slightly forward - turn 90 to the left - line reading forward clock until double black - lower crane - raise crane - reverse slightly - turn 180 - line reading forward block until double black - move forward slightly - turn 90 right - line reading forward block until double black - lower crane - raise crane - reverse some distance - 180 turn - line reading forward block until double black - move forward - line reading forward until double black - lower crane - raise crane - reverse slightly - 180 turn - line reading forward until double black - continue forward slightly - line reading forward until double black - lower crane - raise crane - reverse some distance - 180 turn - line reading forward until double black - forward slightly - turn 90 right - line reading forward until double black - lower crane - raise crane - reverse slightly - 180 turn - line reading until double black - move forward - turn 90 left - line reading forward until double black - lower crane - raise crane - victory dance/noise
Initial Design for the Atlas Stones NXT Robot
General Design:
We will use two motors to drive and have two sensor in the front to detect the black tape line. We will have a third pivoting wheel in the back of the robot which is extended off of the rear of the main NXT block. We plane on using the vertical motors and the spots off of the sensor rigs to support our winch/crane. The motor driving our winch/crane will be located in the rear to counterbalance the weight of the weights we are picking up.Locomotion:
We will have two motors oriented with in the vertical position attached to our NXT block. The gearing for the wheels will go along the side of the NXT block. We intend to use the largest wheels possible to give us an initial hight to reach the box where we put the weights into. Additionally, we are planning on using the largest torque gearing of 5:1 to drive our robot.Winch:
The support for our crane will stem off of the front of our robot, specifically off of our sensor rigs. We will build this extremely high so we can easily clear the box and drop the weight in. The motor driving the crane/winch will be attached in the rear of the robot and will be located over our pivoting wheel. We will gear the motor so that their is a 2: 3 ratio.Basic Programming:
Line reading forward block until double black - move slightly forward - turn 90 to the left - line reading forward clock until double black - lower crane - raise crane - reverse slightly - turn 180 - line reading forward block until double black - move forward slightly - turn 90 right - line reading forward block until double black - lower crane - raise crane - reverse some distance - 180 turn - line reading forward block until double black - move forward - line reading forward until double black - lower crane - raise crane - reverse slightly - 180 turn - line reading forward until double black - continue forward slightly - line reading forward until double black - lower crane - raise crane - reverse some distance - 180 turn - line reading forward until double black - forward slightly - turn 90 right - line reading forward until double black - lower crane - raise crane - reverse slightly - 180 turn - line reading until double black - move forward - turn 90 left - line reading forward until double black - lower crane - raise crane - victory dance/noise