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Post by AJ on Jun 6, 2008 8:26:25 GMT -5
Name: Wedga
Shape: A low wedge shape with a flap top platform and rear high angled wedge
Weapons: A titanium back hinged flipper that starts at the back of the top platform and goes down the front of the wedge and has a small scoop attached to the end that is used as the flipping platform powered by a hydraulic ram fed by Liquid CO2 from a 2kg CO2 bottle
Armour: 6mm thick Grade 5 titanium armouring all over
Dimensions (L x W x H): 80 x 70 x 20cm
SRIMECH: The robot self-rights using the flipper and the angled back prevents it landing there and the force of the flipper should easily roll it back from the sides
Strength: Powerful weapon, very fast, zero ground clearance
Weakness: Limited gas, low pushing power
Colour: Black with WEDGA written in red on the sides
Weight: ~97.74kgs
Speed: About 20mph
Turning Circle: 0 turning circle
Ground Clearance: All the wedges are sharpened to 0 ground clearance and the skirts should prevent getting under the sides so technically getting under is impossible therefore all round is basically 0 ground clearance
Wheels: 4 x Solid wheels with rubber tyres and extra gripping spikes
Power: 4 x S28-300 MagMotors at 24V run by NiMh batteries at 24v
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Post by AJ on Jun 6, 2008 8:26:51 GMT -5
Name: Wedga II
Shape: A low wedge shape with a flap top platform and rear high angled wedge
Weapons: A titanium back hinged flipper that starts at the back of the top platform and goes down the front of the wedge and has a small scoop attached to the end that is used as the flipping platform powered by 2x hydraulic ram fed by Liquid CO2 from a 2kg CO2 bottle
Armour: 5mm thick Grade 5 titanium armouring all over
Dimensions (L x W x H): 80 x 70 x 20cm
SRIMECH: The robot self-rights using the flipper and the angled back prevents it landing there and the force of the flipper should easily roll it back from the sides
Strength: Powerful weapon, very fast, zero ground clearance
Weakness: Limited gas, low pushing power
Colour: Black with WEDGA written in red on the sides
Weight: ~98.18kgs
Speed: About 20mph
Turning Circle: 0 turning circle
Ground Clearance: All the wedges are sharpened to 0 ground clearance and the skirts should prevent getting under the sides so technically getting under is impossible therefore all round is basically 0 ground clearance
Wheels: 4 x Solid wheels with rubber tyres and extra gripping spikes
Power: 4 x S28-300 MagMotors at 36V run by NiMh batteries at 36v
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Post by AJ on Jun 6, 2008 8:27:08 GMT -5
Wedga 2.0 (HW)
Shape: Low wedge shape with a sloped rear
Weight: Approximately 100kg
Motivation: Two inner Vulcalon treaded wheels
Drive: Two LEM130 Lynch Motors run powered by 160x 3000mA/h NiCD Batteries
Speed: Approximately 15mph, a good top speed and acceleration
Turning Circle: Turns on the spot using a tank style steering method
Ground Clearance: 10mm all around the edge of the robot minus the front wedge, but the sides and rear are skirted with 5mm thick Grade 5 Titanium skirts hinged to the robot using a rotary joint, meeting at the corners to form 0mm all the way around the edge.
Armour: The whole robot is covered in 5mm thick Aluminium Boron Carbide mounted onto a Hardox chassis with 5mm drillings into it to reduce the weight, the skirts are made of 5mm thick Grade 5 Titanium.
Weapons: A simple but effective rear hinged flip-up, powered by two 80mm hydraulic rams pumped with CO\-{2} gas at a pressure of 145psi from two 2.2kg Fire Extinguisher bottles. There is also a 1.1kg buffer tank in the system to speed up the flips and give that extra bit of gas.
SRIMECH: The flipper can easily right the robot from any angles, although the sloped rear and skirts mean it should only ever land on it flipper platform.
Notes: Flies the English flag and has a blue flashing light on the back
Strengths: Powerful flipper, quite fast and decent acceleration, manoeuvrable, good armour and traction, zero ground clearance
Weaknesses: Quite thin armour, limited gas for the flipper
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Post by AJ on Jun 6, 2008 8:27:27 GMT -5
Wedga EVO The new version of Wedga is slightly simpler than before; it is now just a basic low wedge shape with a rounded back. The front wedge extends slightly so I can slide under robots better. It’s driven by Hawker Genesis Nickel Cadium batteries powering two LEM130 Lynch Motors; the whole system is run on 36v. This should mean I have loads of power to push robots around the arena. The wheels are six indoor go-kart wheels with aluminium hubs and a soft rubber tyre to give grip on all surfaces, weighing around 1kg each and inside the robot. The front wedge is angled at just about 60* so it can slide under any opponent with ease, the angle may also get under a few skirts. There is a front steel strip on the front similar to that on Firestorm 5 or Mute to aid getting under other robots guiding them onto the flipper. This gives around dead on zero clearance at the front, leading up to around 1.5cm at the back of the robot; this should allow the wheels to move freely. I may also have an advantage in a pin to get out of it or to drive over bits on the arena surface without getting trapped. The base of the robot is now made of 3mm thick Aluminium 6061, the sides back and top are all made of 6mm thick Grade 5 Titanium and the chassis it made of drilled Hardox to take some battering. The flipper is made of 3mm thick Aluminium 6061 and the front of the flipper made of 5mm thick Grade 5 titanium. The main weaponry for Wedga EVO is much different than before; it now has a rear hinged Tsunami style flipper. This should be great for scooping robots up and launching them as well as a great scoop to push other robots around with. The flipper is powered by two 120mm Bore Rams pumped with liquid CO2 at a pressure of 175psi contained in two 2.2kg canisters. There is also a 1.1kg buffer tank to speed up the flipping power; the whole set-up should give me around 25-35 flips a fight. The flipper can self-right the robot from all angles with aid from the rounded rear, if it rests on its side the flipper can usually help it out.  |
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Post by AJ on Jun 6, 2008 8:27:50 GMT -5
Wedga Revo
Shape: Again there is a new body design, this time it is a cut off wedge like Steg 2. Instead of the wedged front these is now a scoop that the lifting arm rests inside in its normal position. The sides and back are all slightly slanted to deflect spinners.
Dimensions: 700mm x 800mm x 150mm (Length x Width x Height)
Speed: Wedga Revo can reach a top speed of about 15mph so it’s nice and controlled and has a decent acceleration to top speed.
Turning Circle: Wedga Revo uses a skid steering system like Tornado so that it can turn on the spot but maybe not as well as two wheel drive robots.
Ground Clearance: There is around 10mm of clearance all around the robot minus the front scoop that rests along the ground so it can get under virtually anything, the sides and back are skirted and rest together at the corners giving it 0mm clearance all the way around the robot.
Skirts: The skirts are made of 5mm thick Grade 5 Titanium and are hinged to the sides and back of the robot by a rotary joint, the skirts all meet at the corners meaning it is very hard to get under the robot from any angle.
Armour: The baseplate is constructed of 5mm thick HDPE which is lighter and tougher than Polycarbonate that should protect the bottom if for any reason a robot manages to flip and attack the bottom. The front scoop is made of 3.2mm thick Hardox that is very hard to bend of shatter if not impossible. This is used for deflecting spinner attacks and general scooping up and pushing around. The top, sides and back are all made of 6mm thick Grade 5 Titanium that are all bolted onto the 50mm Hardox box section chassis. On all of the showing corners are 1mm thick Grade 5 Titanium “L shapes” that should prevent any spinners from just ripping panels straight off.
Motivation: Driving Wedga Revo are six Aluminum hubs with a layer of Vullkolan bonded on for extra grip on the arena surface, these are 140mm in diameter and 50mm in width. Driving the wheels are two LEM130 Lynch Motors run on 48v from a 3300mAh NiCad botpack. This gives approximately 18hp that should out push quite a few robots and makes a great combination with the front scoop. The robot is under the control of a Vantec speed controller meaning the power is all controlled and put to good use.
Weapons: The main weapon is a flipping arm that is hinged at the rear of the robot and rests down the wedge and INSIDE the front scoop so if a spinner hits the front scoop the arm should not be chopped in two. The flipping arm is 100mm wide and is made of Grade 5 Titanium and is shaped like the scoop at the front so it can flip any robots on the front scoop can be flipped easily. It is powered by a big 80mm bore 100mm stroke custom-made Aluminum ram. This is pumped with CO2 gas at a pressure of 150psi contained in two 2.2kg canisters and a 1.1kg buffer tank giving around 35 flips in a fight. This should mean the flipper can produce around 540kgs of force each flip that should send other robots flying! This set up can comfortable flip 400kg so any heavyweight class robot should not be too much of a problem. The front scoop/rear skirt and drive train are also a great way of ramming robots around the arena and can work well with the flipper for flipping robots out of the arena.
SRIMECH: The flipper can self-right the robot with ease with stylish jumps off the ground.
Strengths: Speed, power, strong armour, low clearance and profile, good weaponry.
Weaknesses: Limited weapon power, weak-ish baseplate.
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Post by AJ on Jun 6, 2008 8:28:11 GMT -5
Wedga Revo (Version 2.0)
Shape: A cut off wedge like Steg 2, instead of the wedged front these is now a scoop that the lifting arm rests inside in its normal position. The sides and back are all slightly slanted to deflect spinners.
Dimensions: 800mm x 700mm x 150mm (Length x Width x Height)
Motivation: Driving Wedga Revo are six Aluminum hubs with a layer of Vullkolan bonded on for extra grip on the arena surface, these are 140mm in diameter and 50mm in width.
Drive: Driving the wheels are two LEM130 Lynch Motors run on 48v from a 3300mAh NiCad botpack. This gives approximately 18hp that should out push quite a few robots and makes a great combination with the front scoop. The robot is under the control of a Vantec speed controller meaning the power is all controlled and put to good use.
Speed: Wedga Revo can reach a top speed of about 15mph so it’s nice and controlled and has a decent acceleration to top speed.
Turning Circle: Wedga Revo uses a skid steering system like Tornado so that it can turn on the spot but maybe not as well as two wheel drive robots.
Ground Clearance: There is around 10mm of clearance all around the robot minus the front scoop that rests along the ground so it can get under virtually anything, the sides and back are skirted and rest together at the corners giving it 0mm clearance all the way around the robot.
Skirts: The skirts are made of 5mm thick Grade 5 Titanium and are hinged to the sides and back of the robot by a rotary joint, the skirts all meet at the corners meaning it is very hard to get under the robot from any angle.
Armour: The baseplate is constructed of 5mm thick Aluminum, that should protect the bottom if for any reason another robot manages to flip and attack the bottom. The front scoop is made of 3.2mm thick Hardox that is very hard to bend of shatter if not impossible. This is used for deflecting spinner attacks and general scooping up and pushing around. The top, sides and back are all made of 6mm thick Grade 5 Titanium that are all bolted onto the 50mm Hardox box section chassis.
Weapons: The main weapon is a flipping arm that is hinged at the rear of the robot and rests down the wedge and inside the front scoop so if a spinner hits the front scoop the arm should not be damaged. The flipping arm is 100mm wide and is made of Grade 5 Titanium and is shaped like the scoop at the front so it can flip any robots on the front scoop easily. It is powered by a big 80mm bore 100mm stroke custom-made Aluminum ram. This is pumped with CO2 gas at a pressure of 150psi contained in two 2.2kg canisters and a 1.1kg buffer tank giving around 35 flips in a fight. This should mean the flipper can produce around 540kgs of force each flip that should send other robots flying! This set up can comfortably flip 400kg so any heavyweight class robot should not be too much of a problem. The front scoop/rear skirt and drive train are also a great way of ramming robots around the arena and can work well with the flipper for flipping robots out of the arena.
Self-Righting Mechanism: The flipper can self-right the robot with ease with stylish jumps off the ground.
Notes: An almost unchanged version, just with a modified bodywork.
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Post by AJ on Jun 6, 2008 8:28:33 GMT -5
Wedga’s Revenge Shape: A cut off wedge like Steg 2, instead of the wedged front there is now a scoop that the lifting arm rests inside in its normal position. The sides and back are all slightly slanted to deflect spinners. Dimensions: 800mm x 700mm x 150mm (Length x Width x Height) Motivation: Driving Wedga’s Revenge are four Aluminium hubs with a layer of Vulkolan bonded on for extra grip on the arena surface, these are 140mm in diameter and 50mm in width. This provides more manoeuvrability than before. Drive: Driving the wheels are two LEM130 Lynch Motors run on 48v from a 3300mAh NiCad botpack. This gives approximately 18hp that should out push quite a few robots and makes a great combination with the front scoop. The robot is under the control of a Vantec speed controller meaning the power is all controlled and put to good use. Speed: Wedga’s Revenge can reach a top speed of about 15mph so it’s nice and controlled and has a decent acceleration to top speed. Turning Circle: Wedga’s Revenge uses a skid steering system like Tornado so that it can turn on the spot. Ground Clearance: There is around 10mm of clearance all around the robot minus the front scoop that rests along the ground so it can get under virtually anything, the sides and back are skirted and rest together at the corners giving it 0mm clearance all the way around the robot. Skirts: The skirts are made of 4mm thick Hardox and are hinged to the sides and back of the robot by a rotary joint, the skirts all meet at the corners meaning it is very hard to get under the robot from any angle. Armour: The base plate is constructed of 5mm thick Aluminium, that should protect the bottom if for any reason another robot manages to flip and attack the bottom. The front scoop is made of 4mm thick Hardox that is very hard to bend or shatter if not impossible. This is used for deflecting spinner attacks and general scooping up and pushing around. The top, sides and back are all made of a 4mm thick Hardox monocoque. This provides a tremendous amount more protection than previous versions. Weapons: The main weapon is a flipping arm that is hinged at the rear of the robot and rests down the wedge and inside the front scoop so if a spinner hits the front scoop the arm should not be damaged. The flipping arm is 100mm wide and is made of Hardox and is shaped like the scoop at the front so it can flip any robots on the front scoop easily. It is powered by a big 80mm bore 100mm stroke custom-made Aluminium ram. This is pumped with liquid Nitrogen at a pressure of 1000psi contained in two 2.2kg canisters and a 1.1kg buffer tank giving around 35 flips in a fight. This should mean the flipper can produce around 1500kgs of force each flip that should send other robots flying! This is 1000kgs or so more than last time. The action is reversed by a mechanism that acts against the flip, making the set-up safe and possible. This set up can comfortably flip 400kg so any heavyweight class robot should not be too much of a problem. The front scoop/rear skirt and drive train are also a great way of ramming robots around the arena and can work well with the flipper for flipping robots out of the arena. Self-Righting Mechanism: The flipper can self-right the robot with ease with stylish jumps off the ground. Notes: There has been a big upgrade in the durability this time around along with a far more powerful flipper set up.  |
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Post by AJ on Nov 4, 2008 13:27:39 GMT -5
Name: Wedga Triton Weight: 100kgs Shape: It’s a low profile box-wedge with sloping sides, resembling Storm II. Thanks to Kody for the below render! Length: 750mm Width: 750mm Height: 200mm Motivation: It runs on four 200mm diameter wheels, each made of Titanium with a Vulkolan rubber tread. Drive: Two S28-400 Magmotors run at 26.4v from A123 Lithium Ion batteries. Turning Circle: Turns on the spot using a four-wheel drive skid steer, like Tornado. Speed: 18mph Ground Clearance: 0mm at the front wedge, and 10mm at the sides and back. Side skirts can also be fitted, which provide 0mm at the sides when used. Skirts: 4mm thick Aluminium skirts can be attatched to the sides for fighting flippers. When fighting spinners, they are removed. Armour: 4mm thick Hardox monocoque. Weapon: The main weapon is a rear hinged flipping arm. It is made of 4mm Hardox and runs the length of the robot, ending with a flipping plate at the front. It is operated by a huge 100mm bore 180mm stroke ram. This is fed by liquid CO2 at a pressure of 300psi producing approximately 1600kgs of force. The CO2 is contained in a 2.2kgs canister. SRIMECH: The flipper can self-right Wedga Triton. It is difficult to stack it on its sides, as they are sloped.  |
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Post by AJ on Apr 21, 2011 17:00:11 GMT -5
Name: Wedga Ennea Weight: 100kgs Length: 750mm Width: 750mm Height: 350mm Drive: 4x 150mm diameter Titanium wheels, each of which has a urethane rubber tyre. These are driven by belt by 2x A28-400 Ampflow motors, which are run at 26.4v from 4x 8-Cell A123 M1 Lithium Ion battery packs. Turning Circle: 0mm Speed: 16mph Ground Clearance: 0mm under the front wedge and the flipper plate, and 8mm under the sides and rear. Armour: The main armour is made up of a 7mm thick Titanium/10% Vanadium alloy monocoque, while the flipper plate is made up of 10mm thick of the same material. Weapon: The main weapon is a rear-hinged flipping plate (shown as dark blue on the images). This is powered by an 80mm bore, 150mm stroke non-attached pneumatic cylinder. This is fed by full-pressure CO 2, which is stored in a 2.2kgs canister, via two 1.1kgs buffer tanks. I understand that this is the same system used by 2010 UK Heavyweight champion Iron Awe 5. Self-Righter: The sloping sides, front, and rear mean that Wedga Ennea always land where it can self-right. This is achieved by using the flipper. Notes: For those wondering, “ennea” is the Romanisation of the Greek word for nine, since this is the ninth version of Wedga. |
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