Figure 1: A CAD model of our launcher and all parts lied out in a 2D plain.
Position tracking (as opposed to PID control) for tracking an AR tag with the camera feed from the Kinect. This implements a very simple method to aim the robot at the human catcher. Simple improvements will be made to remove the oscillatory behavior and account for a larger AR tag, which will increase the reliability at distances required for the competition.
Our robot's first test launch, validating our flywheel idea
A CAD model of our final launch mechanism
Our launcher's first game of catch
A video demonstrating our tachometer
Our finished robot
Our robot playing catch with another robot