====== Shooters ======

A shooter is a mechanism that shoots a game piece from the robot into/at some sort of target. 

{{mech:greytshooter.92_1200x1200.png?350|WCP Greyt Shooter}}

==== Important Design Considerations ====

  * The shooter itself should probably just be adapted from previous games/our shooter CAD design repository

  * Important Things To Test/Decide For Each Game
    - Compression (How much the ball is squeezed when being pushed through the shooter)
    - Compliant Wheel Diameter (The diameters of the Compliant Wheels that fire the ball)
    - Hood Length (The hood keeps the ball in contact with the wheel, this defines how long the hood is)
    - Wheel RPM (The speed at which the wheels that shoot the ball rotate)
    * **THESE VARIABLES SHOULD BE TESTED BEFORE THE FINAL DESIGN**
  
  * The shooter itself is limited by the indexer (The thing that brings the balls to the shooter)
    * If the speed or position of the ball isn't consistent as it's b, the shooter won't be consistent either

==== COTS Options ====
  * [[https://wcproducts.com/products/greyt-shooter-7|WCP Greyt Shooter]]

==== Resources ====

=== Design ===
  * [[http://everycalc.thadhughes.xyz/hooded_launcher|Hooded Shooter Parameter Estimator]]
  * [[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JoI23K8FdN7SHmQbGsAp9UTDt4Lg8a_nhewXrhBQX1w/edit?usp=sharing|Google Doc On Important Shooter Design Factors]]

=== Learning ===
  * [[https://www.chiefdelphi.com/t/design-shooter/388925|Chief Delphi Thread On Shooter Design]]