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Shooter Mechanism
Project Type
CAD Project
Date
2023-2024
- 4 polycarbonate shooter rollers, 3” diameter run by two Kraken XS brushless motors at 6,000 RPM
- Index rollers run horizontally by a Neo Vortex brushless motor, connected with figure 8 poly cord material
- Pivoted on a steel axle run through the 60 tooth sprockets, powered using two Kraken XS brushless motors at the bottom of the frame with 35 H chain
- Shooter roller brackets are cut out of 6061 aluminum sheet metal due to its durability, the frame of the shooter is cut from 5052 aluminum sheet metal due to its elasticity and ability to bend
- 4 passive rollers within the shooter ‘box’ keeping the horizontal compression at about 4 inches prior to being shot
- Shooter roller hubs are printed out of carbon fiber infused pla on a markforged 3d printer