Here are some of the projects we have worked on, or are currently working on.
robosim is a utility which simulates the VEX python API to run a physics simulation of the robot. It allows one to directly simulate what python code does on the field. VEXCode VR has a greater functionality, but this one is free. The plan is to make it fully functional for simulating and testing drivetrains, as well as calculating stats about the robot.
This is a Google Sheet to do some physics calculations and estimations for basic drivetrain configuration. This has proven useful for our team, as it gives us a rough estimate for different gear ratio. Just make a copy to use it. Don't expect accurate results for high acceleration, as this does not account for coefficient of friction.
This is the website you are currently on. It is my (Aseer) first experience making a full website. It uses Middleman with HAML and SASS, as well as bootstrap. It is a fork of mpv.io, with a lot removed and rewritten. This toolchain creates minimal, yet beautiful, websites that are fast to load, responsive on mobile, and don't require javascript at all.
Our club's programming team has experimented with all of the ways to program VEX robots, VEX Python, VEX C++, and PROS C/C++. Our members have a range of previous experience, in Lua, Python, C, shell scripting, and bare metal coding. We have also worked on a tool to control all kinds of drivetrains, like asterisk drive, tank drive, and mecanum drive. Our current robot is using tank drive.
This set of documentation helps other members get up to speed on principles in classical mechanics. This allows them to understand the mechanics of the robot on a deeper level, and to understand why certain things are the way they are. This documentation also contains documentation for functions in VEX programming, as VEX does not document these well.
