Florida State University College of Engineering

Batllebot Senior Design Group

Primary Weapon

When the original primary weapon system was designed by the previous team, it employed a forward  pushing arm powered by a 150 psi HPA (High Pressure Air) pneumatic cylinder. The results of this setup were less than desired, the response time of the pneumatic system was slow and come competition time, had to be completely removed due to weigh compliance. 

The newly redesigned system reverses the motion of the arm creating a "flipping" arm, powered by a 250 psi nitrogen gas pneumatics cylinder capable of producing considerably more force.
This new arm was designed to have a very quick response, provided by an addition to the pneumatic circuit, a buffer tank. The buffer tank allows for storage of pressurized gas in parallel to the cylinder negating the slower response time of the regulator attached to the reservoir tank. (See Full Report). 
 

Design simulation videos of primary weapon system:

Flipping arm actiom - 5.56 mb
Self writing mechanism - 3.40 mb

 

 

 

 

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