Análise comparativa do desempenho de três modelos de arma de um robô de combate da categoria FeatherWeight

Abstract

University robotics teams provide a development opportunity for diverse students around the world. These extension projects simulate real hypotheses in which students will need to act in the labor market in the future, and encourage the discovery of new technologies in multiple areas. In combat exercises, knowledge of large areas of engineering is put into practice. However, in many cases, specific parameters are lacking to assess the success of the project solutions found by the students. In these cases, the project definitions are not carried out under a reliable methodology, increasing the probability of errors in the definition of sets that will be integrated into robots. The objective of this work is to carry out a comparison of the energy transfer potential of three models of rotating weapons of a combat robot in the FeatherWeight category (up to 13.6kg), manufactured by the robotics team DotBotz for competitions. To achieve this goal, rotating weapons undergo impact tests against the same target. The specific target is a component defined in a test bench, designed and built by the authors to perform the experiments in this work. From that, it was verified a better performance in the weapon with less mass and smaller moment of inertia in three different energy levels. The study also includes the definition of a quantitative parameter capable of evaluating the performance of other rotating drums used in the Featherweight category, but eliminating the need for further tests.