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Title
Inventing the Kinematics for a Melty-Brain Combat Robot Spinner
Description
The purpose of this paper is to establish the rules governing current combat robotics and showcase an idea on how to create a more powerful robot. The robot would use its weapon to spin the rest of its body while having the weapon's gyro forces lift the entire robot and move it a set distance while spinning. Performing both of these actions simultaneously would create a more powerful robot through the use of a more destructive weapon system. Many initial tests were conducted to verify that the electronics and code worked and that the wheels could withstand the significant gyro forces when spinning. Multiple prototype chassis were designed and optimized to better handle the shape and the electronics went through several revisions so that they could be packaged in a cleaner and more space efficient way. A final prototype was designed with the knowledge from the initial tests which was then manufactured and tested to verify that the weapon could rotate the entire robot.
Date Created
2024-05
Contributors
- Welsh, Kyle (Author)
- Andersen, Erik (Thesis director)
- Yekani Fard, Masoud (Committee member)
- Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)
- Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Program (Contributor)
- School for Engineering of Matter,Transport & Enrgy (Contributor)
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Resource Type
Extent
21 pages
Copyright Statement
In Copyright
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Peer-reviewed
No
Open Access
No
Series
Academic Year 2023-2024
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.2.N.192092
System Created
- 2024-04-04 08:00:11
System Modified
- 2024-04-08 01:13:37
- 7 months 2 weeks ago
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