Assembly continues on the drive system. Today, we got the bot rolling with adequate weight applied on the system. We were able to successfully mount the drive motors into place, as well as test them individually to verify they are in working order.
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Feb 19, 2013 • Comments Closed Hello again everyone! This week will mark the end of our design work and the beginning of assembly. We got the frame back from Barker’s Welding and we’re almost ready to go. My goal for this week’s meetings is to tie up every possible loose end we still have with the design. This means shaft,...
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Nov 13, 2012 • Comments Closed Meeting Notes: -Discussion of Mustachio 120lb robot drive system and weapon system -Open up to the group to design a new drive system using 18v dewalt motors -talk about weapon power output and torque calculations -view layout of Mustachio -end meeting
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Nov 5, 2012 • Comments Closed Quick Meeting Notes -Dropbox organization update -Group Financial update -Overview on easy power transmission, like belt and chains -Drive Motor considerations for 15lb bot
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Oct 22, 2012 • Comments Closed Meetings Notes: -Funding update -Review of armor types reactive types “like explosive panels” soft armor “softer ablative material, absorbs and dissipates energy” hard armor “prevent damage without breaking, protect components” no armor “lightweight option” -Rough weight analysis for 15lb bot Motors 3lb Frame 6lb Drum 3lb Wheels 1.16lb Electronics .75lb Misc 1lb -14.91 lb total...
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Oct 18, 2012 • Comments Closed Meeting Notes: -Update on current status of open orders for parts -discussion on 15lb bot weapon system -decided on building a 15lb drum bot -Invertible Design, maximize weapon size -Eggbeater drum design to maximize kinetic energy of drum and reduce weight -discussion on drum design -viewed some combat robot videos for ideas
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Oct 18, 2012 • Comments Closed We have been busy working on acquiring the parts we need to build our bot. The photo of the large motor is a Brushless DC motor with a rated output of 7kw or about 9HP. We plan to have two of these motors to power our weapon system in our combat bot. Motors are shown...
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Sep 27, 2012 • Comments Closed Short meeting notes -Sell current radio transmitter from combat robot and look into using a xbox controller. Need to use frequency between 27-75 MHZ and have two selectable frequencies easily changeable. -Quick look at current funding for the group. Need to update current funding spreadsheets and look at bill of materials for -Setting up Dropbox...
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Sep 19, 2012 • Meeting Notes -Joining the LSC 15LB robot combat competition for spring -Possible new top motor design -Review over dropbox content and information on building the robot -Receiver for controller might have a blown capacitor, working on possible fix -Looking at smaller brushless motors for use in the 120lb robot
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Sep 8, 2012 • Comments Closed A quick E-mail from our new club president. Hey everyone! First off, I would like to thank you for your interest in the UMD Battlebots Club. To start off the year, we’ll be meeting in Engr. 280 Monday and Thursday from 5:00-6:00 PM. (9/10/12 and 9/13/12) Don’t worry if you can’t make both, come whenever...
![Finished Mockup Bot [Video]](http://www.bulldogbots.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/IMG_1733-290x290.jpg "Finished Mockup Bot [Video]")
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May 27, 2012 • Comments Closed Here is a visual build log of the mockup bot over the course of two days. A major problem we discovered was the aluminum plate we mounted everything to was warped slightly causing one of the drive wheels to sit slightly above the ground.
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Apr 30, 2012 • Comments Closed The parts for the mockup drive system are in and the build for it will be taking place on 4-30-2012 in VKH 148 at 4:30 PM. We will also have our regular meeting times. We had our officer elections for 2012 at our last meeting. The officers are as follows. President: Anthony Vice President: Colin...
