BattleBot ProposalPresenting Team MembersBrian MorelChristine Ambrose

Team MembersErin MaloneyCarley PetrieTravis Stephenson

Junior ObserversYigit MengucBrooks Johnson

Overview

What is “BattleBots”? Design Proposal Team Resources and Strengths Defining a Winning Robot Competitive Advantage Budget Next Steps Conclusions

What is “BattleBots”? Robot Fighting League

Competitions

Objective Immobilize or

Judge Ruling Double

Elimination Arena

Size Characteristics

Design Proposal

Double Wedge Small/Compact Wheels on both

sides Opposite Wedges

Flipper Wedge Low to ground Lever to flip and

self-right Hinged Wedges

Team Resources and Strengths

Drive Train-Carley

Controls-Travis

Weapons/Materials-Chrissy

Machining-Brian

CAD/Purchasing-

Erin

WINNINGBATTLEBOT

Jr. Obs-Brooks

Jr. Obs-Yigit

Defining a Winning BattleBot

Weight Class Collected Resources

VideosWebpagesPrevious Rice BattleBot

For Each DesignStrengthsWeaknessesBest Strategy

Design Concepts

Flipper Wedge

Double Wedge

Forklift

Steam Roller

Spinner

Design Comparison

Results

1st: Double Wedge

2nd: Flipper Wedge

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Manuverablity 6 - - S S

Simplicity 4 S - - +

Weight/Leeway 2 S - S +

Offense 4 + - + -

Defense 6 + S + +

Ease of Repair (Onsite) 4 - - S +

Flipping/Freeing 3 - - + +

TOTAL -3 0 -23 9 15

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PUGH DIAGRAM

Competitive Advantage

Double Wedge Strong defense and maneuverability Simple and reliable design

Flipper Wedge Attacks with offensive weapon Low to the ground

Combination Double Wedge/Flipper Wedge Drives on top and bottom Attacks with side weapon Combines simple subsystems for reliable design

Budget

BattleBot Materials and Parts- High Level Costs Left over parts

Travel/Shipping High Level Costs Large group (9) Setup/Breakdown Days

$2,000-$3,000

$5,000-$6,000

Total Project Costs

$7,000-$9,000

Next Steps

Finalize Design Concept

Begin CAD work

October November December

Drive-Train Weapon Material

Selection

Drive-Train Prototype

Begin driver training

Conclusions

Analyzed design options to obtain effective design

Utilized different strengths of the team members

Reduced cost by using previous team’s materials

Scheduled time to design/build winning BattleBot