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Flywheel shooter

solidworks - 2020

Prototype for the Steel Hawks' robot Hilo Ren for the 2020 FRC Robotics Star Wars Force for Change Competition. This is made to intake foam balls and use the flywheel's speed and tension between the sheet metal to launch the foam balls into hoops for points. 

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Lessons learned:

  • Multi-part assembly

  • How to make and integrate parts modeled entirely from real-life parts

  • Used a caliper for accurate dimensions

Side view

Front view

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