587 in 2005

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A brief summary of Team 587 in 2005.

Contents 1 Picture 2 Build 3 Accomplishments 3.1 NASA/VCU Regional 3.2 Championship Event - Galileo Division 4 Robot 4.1 Robot Functions 4.2 Robot Strategy

Picture

Build

Accomplishments

NASA/VCU Regional

• 26th in seeding
• Was not selected for eliminations
• Did not win any awards

Championship Event - Galileo Division

• 84th out of 85 in seeding
• Was not selected for eliminations
• Did not win any awards

Robot

OCCAM 5 was a mix of the good and the bad. It was great at defense, but slow at offense. The drivetrain was a simple one-speed jobbie with four CIMs and big pneumatic tires. The arm, however had issues caused partly by its own simplicity. HDPE squares were used to reduce friction in the motor powered telescoping mechanism, which turned out to be a bad choice. The HDPE swelled in the humid Atlanta air, causing the arm to seize and fail at the Championship. The arm also had other problems due to accidental use of thinner PVC pipe for test tetras and gear ratio calculation at home.

Robot Functions

• a
• list
• of functions

Robot Strategy

• what
• it
• was meant to do