Resurrection & Revival

Resurrection & Revival

The robots for our 9th season competing in the FIRST Robotics Competition are named Resurrection & Revival. With Resurrection, we go to the South Florida Regional in West Palm beach. Resurrection performed fantastically. We were so consistent with getting the cargo bonus for delivering 20 or more cargo into the lower hub. We got rank 1 out of the 33 teams and won the regional which got us qualified for the FIRST Championship 2022. If that wasn't enough we also received the Engineering Inspiration Award. After South Florida, we compete with Resurrection in the Orlando Regional. We some modifications we were able to make our robot also consistent with getting the cargo bonus, but then by scoring in the high hub. In Orlando, we experienced a lot more defense and therefore we had to work harder for our scores. But we were still able to get rank 3 out of the 56 teams. We got into the semi-finals but were after 3 exciting matches eliminated. We received the Excellence in Engineering Award. Team Rembrandts exist now for 10 years, we wouldn't exist if it weren't for Ron Visser and all his hard work for our team and the FIRST community in the Netherlands. Therefore we were so excited that with all his dedication and hard work Ron Visser received the Woodie Flowers Finalist Award at the Orlando Regional.

Even at the FIRST Championship in Houston, we kept on breaking new records. In between the regionals and the FIRST Championship, we made some modifications, which helped us get at rank 10 out of the 76 teams in the Roebling division. The highest-ranking ever got at a FIRST Championship. Unfortunately, we got illuminated in the quarter-finals, but we were honored to receive the Excellence in Engineering Award in the Roebling division.

 

Strategy

  1. Determine game tasks, such as taxing in auto and scoring lower hub.
  2. Determine the robot skills required to perform the skills. (Both required skills and beneficial skills.)
  3. Analyze data from previous games to determine the number of points needed to get the desired result.
  4. Analyze the number of cycles needed to reach the number of points.
  5. Combine the information to form a list of required robot skills for winning a regional according to historical data.
  6. Determine the strategy.

Winning concept

TAXI IN AUTO COLLECT CARGO FROM FLOOR SCORE CARGO FROM RANDOM POSITIONS
HERD CARGO CLIMB HANGAR HIGH RUNG
HOLD CARGO SCORE CARGO HIGH FROM LAUNCHPAD
DRIVE ALL OVER FIELD

4 Cargo auto cycle

Action Time
TAXI OUT OF TARMAX 0.26s
COLLECT CARGO 1.00s
MOVE TO SCORING POSITION 0.85s
SCORE 2 CARGO IN UPPER HUB 2.00s
DRIVE TO CARGO 0.85s
COLLECT CARGO 1.00s
DRIVE TO CARGO 1.37s
COLLECT CARGO 1.00s
DRIVE TO SCORING POSITION 2.22s
SCORE 2 CARGO IN UPPER HUB 2.00s
TOTAL TIME 12.54s
POINTS 18.00p
POINTS PER SECOND 1.20p/s

TELE-OP CYCLE TIMES

  • It is expected that cargo will bounce most often to the orange areas.
  • It is expected that cargo will bounce less often to the yellow areas
Zone Time
Zone 1 3.00s
Zone 2 5.00s
Zone 3 6.00s
Zone 4 10.00s
Zone 5 5.00s
Zone 6 4.00s
Zone 7 4.00s
Zone 8 8.00s

PLUG & PLAY

THE UNIT DESIGN PHILOSOPHY HELPS TO

  • Iterate fast on multiple ideas/concepts and upgrade the robot throughout a competition season.
  • Make as effective use of our “Robot-Play/Test-Time”.
  • Be able to iterate our robot without being hindered by international travel and logistics.
  • Easily assemble and disassemble the robot multiple times.

GOALS OF THE UNIT DESIGN

  • Design physical stand-alone units which can run stand-alone.
  • Units are testable without robot environment.
  • Enable off-line development and test of upgrades.
  • Enable parallel integration, thus short integration time.

WEIGTH & DIMENSION

Dimension l+w+d = max 1520mm
Max weight = 23kg / 50.70lbs
Including packaging

PCH OR PDH

Each solenoid is routed to the PCM in the robot
core. Other 5V-12V below 2A are routed to
the PDH in the robot core

CAN

Through the drivetrain, there is a CAN BUS
wired with PCB hubs near the subsystems for
their CAN connections (Sensor/Motor/
Controller) first CAN component routed to
can master in Robot Core (Can ID-X00) units.

PNEUMATIC TUBING

The needed amount of storage tubing is
supplied from the robot core depending on
subsystem functionality.

  • Subsystems are mechanically and electrically connected together.
  • Easy to work in parallel testing in the system while repairing another subsystem.
  • Combining subsystems lead to a more complex design which might be ineffective.

PROTOTYPING

PHILOSOPHY

THE TIME YOU SPEND ON BOTH SUBSYSTEM A AND SUBSYSTEM B, REDUCES THE TIME YOU CAN
SPEND ON OPTIMIZING A SUBSYSTEM

BEFORE NOW
Prototype all the concepts you come up with Optimize a system you know that works
Use machine-shopped wood Use laser-cut wood to test several configurations
Prototype all systems separately Have a standard drivetrain to test prototypes on
Connect motors directly to the battery Have a controls board including Rio, PDH, etc.
  • Hole pattern cut out to adjust ball path or compression to the shooter wheel
  • Hole pattern cut out for mounting multiple sorts of the motor with gearboxes.
  • The shaft is easily replaceable to test several configurations of shooter wheels.

 

 

TEAM REMBRANDTS 4481 PRESENTS

Drivetrain

  • Custom-made sheet metal frame
  • 600 x 550mm | 23.6 x 21.7in
  • 12.7 Kg | 28 lbs
  • 6 Wheel drivetrain
  • 3 Wheels connected to one gearbox
  • 1.5mm center drop
  • 12:22 Output ratio
  • #35 Chain transmission

For more information.

BULLETPOINT SHOOTER

  • Storage for two CARGO.
  • A feeder with mechanum wheel to center the CARGO at all times.
  • CARGO being shot by 6x 4” stealth wheels driver by 2x NEO motor.
  • Adjustable hood with top roller driven by a NEO 550 to shoot CARGO from any position on the field.

For more information.

Intake

  • Made out of a combination of 5mm and 8mm thick polycarbonate arms
  • Based on a 4-Bar mechanism to expand and collapse the intake
  • Movement by 2x SMC C85N16-50 pneumatic cylinders directed by an SMC 5/3 solenoid valve
  • Designed to easily assemble and disassemble

For more information.

Climber

  • 2 stage climber to get mid-rung.
  • Driven by NEO motor with pneumatic brake.
  • Gearbox reduction of 12:1 to climb within 3 sec.
  • 1st stage is a 755mm long 50x50x2mm aluminium tube.
  • 2nd stage is a 740-long 25x25x2mm carbon fiber tube.

For more information.

ROBOT EVOLUTION

RESURRECTION V0

  • Prototype Robot

RESURRECTION V2

  • Added a top roller to be able to shoot high consistently.

RESURRECTION V1

  • New intake system. Based on a 4-Bar mechanism to expand and collapse the intake.
  • Mechanum wheels on intake.
  • From pneumatic climber to motorized.

RESURRECTION V3

  • Automated adjustable hood to shoot from any position on the field, with the help of the Limelight.
  • Climber upgrade to climb high rung within 5 seconds.

Pneumatics

Electronics

OPEN ALLIANCE

 

This year Team Rembrandts is once again a member of the open alliance, an alliance of teams that are sharing their plans, findings, and progress throughout the entire build season.
The vision of these teams is not to keep everything a secret, but to inspire others with the
information is given and gives them an opportunity to bring out the best of themselves.
Our build thread is open on chief Delphi for everyone and questions asked are answered to help each other in the best way possible.