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Powerswitch State Diagram

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The diagram for state machine used to realize the Powerswitch project.

Electrical Description

Electrical Schematics of the Carpe Noctem Generation 2010

A complete layout of the various electrical components of the new platform is depicted here.

The following electrical components are non-standard and have been designed by Carpe Noctem:

Kicking Device

Kicking DeviceKicker CoilKicker Coil Exposed View

The kicking device is powered by a solenoid coil. It uses two shovels to vary a kicked ball's trajectory.

Protective Bow

Protective Bow with Base PlateProtective Bow

The protective bow is designed to withstand forces occurring in accidental robot-robot collisions. Excessive forces are directed onto the base plane.

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Lower Chassis

Lower Chassis

The lower chassis consists of the following sub-components:

Camera Bearings

The camera bearing holds the camera head.

Camera BearingCamera Bearing Exposed View

The camera bearing is designed to be both light and robust to incoming balls, made out of Titanium.

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Camera Head

The camera head is mounted onto the camera bearings. It offers mount points for cameras of varying sizes. In order to provide omni-vision, a mirror is mountable on the top cap.

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