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A project log for Robotic Table Tennis Ball Machine

This project will be able to give the receiver all possible types of spin and shoot accurately at any part of the table.

kieran-beaumontKieran Beaumont 05/31/2018 at 13:300 Comments

This month I worked on my final research paper, presentation, and poster (This was for a senior research project). I also kept fiddling around with the machine and tested its extents. It can't shoot balls ay faster than 1 every 2 or so seconds because the wheel needs time to rev back up in between. It needs to start in the up position because otherwise if there is already a ball in the barrel the shooter wheel wont be able to start spinning. There are a few more pieces that I think I will work on over the summer to make it a bit more robust. I need to print a case for the electronics, find a way to really secure down connections and 3D print some new sprockets. Laser cut sprockets (plywood) are very weak and the D shaped centers are starting to turn into circles. I'm considering this project complete to the point where I would be comfortable using it without any modifications, but since I like to tinker, this project is likely far from done.

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