Seniors seeking information on robotics

[TeamOCAS]

Hello,

I’m posting for a small group of Mechanical engineering seniors that attend the University of Cincinnati. Our final project we have decided to build and enter a “Battle Bot” into the BotsIQ competition that should be held in spring of 2009. Well as it turns out that most of the site we visit seems to be disabled, or pretty inactive. As part of our studies we are required to gather information for product development for robot to aid in our design. This involves a survey so we can use weighted dissension making when going about our final choices for the function of the robot and its components. Needless to say none of the team has any real background in robotics, and we would be grateful for any help we could get.

Of the few forums we have found that are still functioning most are very inactive. On the contrary this forum is very active and we figured it might be a great place to post the questioner. However we are aware that a “Battle Bot” is typically a radio controlled weapon and is not as sophisticated as some of the robotics discussed on this forum. We hope someone might be able to point us in the direction of a active forum which is more focused on robot combat, or if it would be acceptable to post the questionnaire here?

Thank you for your time,
Collage of Applied Science, U.C. Battle Bots Team

[airman00]

post it up here

[Webbot]

Hit me!

[JesseWelling]

Maybe try the tech support and pick up a sponsorship while you are at it?

[TeamOCAS]

Thank you guy,
Here is how the questioner looks in MS word. If you would rather we send you a MS word document, our Email address is [email protected]. Thanks again to anyone that is willing to help us.

Dear Sir or Madam,

This survey is for a student design team from the University of Cincinnati building a combat robot for the BotsIQ competition in spring of 2009.Thank you for taking the time to answer these questions, the information gathered here will be directly linked to successful selection of components in our robot. Please answer the questions honestly, and keep in mind that this is for educational purpose and not intended to gain an advantage in any competition.

Please rank the following in order of importance on a scale of (1-5)
(1 – Least important, 5-Most important)

•   Offense                             [      1       2        3        4        5      ]
•   Defense                             [      1       2        3        4        5      ]
•   Maneuverability and control   [      1       2        3        4        5      ]
•   Maintenance                     [      1       2        3        4        5      ]


Offensive Questions (1 – Least important, 5-Most important)

•   Time weapon can be ready between uses or at start up.            [      1       2        3        4        5      ]
•   Destructive capability to opponents                                          [      1       2        3        4        5      ]
•   Prevention of stall or binding                                                   [      1       2        3        4        5      ]
•   Secondary Weapon (back up weapon)                                     [      1       2        3        4        5      ]
•   Chance that weapon can cause damage to own robot.               [      1       2        3        4        5      ]
                

Defensive Questions (1 – Least important, 5-Most important)

•   Armors ability to withstand or redirect blows                             [      1       2        3        4        5      ]
•   Robot is functional even inverted (flipped upside down)             [      1       2        3        4        5      ]
•   Weight of frame                                                                   [      1       2        3        4        5      ]
•   Weight of armor                                                                   [      1       2        3        4        5      ]
•   Frames ability to absorb shock                                                  [      1       2        3        4        5      ]       
           


 Controls and maneuverability Questions (1 – Least important, 5-Most important)

•   User interface is adjustable                                                           [      1       2        3        4        5      ]                                             
•   Simplistic controls                                                                        [      1       2        3        4        5      ]
•   Turning radius                                                                             [      1       2        3        4        5      ]
•   Time needed to accelerate or decelerate.                                      [      1       2        3        4        5      ]
•   Redundancy of power supply systems.                                           [      1       2        3        4        5      ]
•   If one or more drive motors are disabled still has some drivability         [      1       2        3        4        5      ]
•   Consistency of power supple throughout the duration of the match   [      1       2        3        4        5      ]
•   Automatic operations that do not require input from an operator       [      1       2        3        4        5      ]


Repairs and Maintenance Questions (1 – Least important, 5-Most important)

•   Modular frame                                                                                        [      1       2        3        4        5      ]
•   Modular armor                                                                                        [      1       2        3        4        5      ]
•   Weapon is modular                                                                                 [      1       2        3        4        5      ]
•   Easy accessibility too components                                                             [      1       2        3        4        5      ]
•   Time taken to completely replace a component under 20 minuets                  [      1       2        3        4        5      ]
     


1)   What type of weapon(s) on your opponent’s robot do you worry the most about? Why?  What defensive measures did you take against their weapons?





2)   What if any complications did you encounter when designing and manufacturing your frame?





3)   What power supply did you find most effect and why?






Thank you for your participation.
UC Battle Bots Team