Vex Subsystems
This is vital to the operation of all of the electronic parts on the robot, including the controllerand the motors.
What is power?
This is considered the "average position" of all of the weight on the robot.
What is the center of gravity?
This type of motor turns the axle to face a specific direction.
What is a servomotor?
This is used to mount the metal bars flush against the bearing flat.
What are slide metal collars?
What is the Vex Micro controller?
This subsystem enables a human operator to maneuver the robot using joysticks or buttons.
What is control?
This is considered the 'imaginary' polygon that is formed when your robot touches the ground.
What is the Support Polygon?
These are the best kind of batteries for VEX robots.
What are NiCd batteries (rechargable)
What is the bearing flat?
This part of the Microcontroller is where different components have 'assigned' plug-ins in order to perform specific functions.
What is the port?
This substystem has one major component, the Vex Micro Controller.
What is the logic system?
When the robot's center of gravity is centered over the support polygon you will have created this.
What is stability?
The force that which the motor can turn the wheel.
What is torque?
What is the hex L Driver?
The two types of input ports.
What are analog and digital?
This is the most important component that is not a physical piece: it includes the systematic set of rules that tells the robot how to behave.
What is programming?
When extending a bar or arm of a robot, use this minimum amount of screws to create stability and ensure that the center of gravity is correctly placed.
What is '2'
These can only be used in cases where the boundaries of motion are well defined, but have the invaluable ability to self-correct to maintain any specific position within those boundaries.
What are servomotors?
These pieces are used to secure a stable structure for the robot.
What are chasis bumper, chassis rail, and plates?
Tying your wires and not pulling them are two ways to do this...
What are some examples to keep the wires safe from breaking?
This system gives the robot the ability to detect various things in its environment.
What are sensors?
The structure subsystem will generally provide a place to store the RF Reciever module on the robot which interacts with this system.
What is the control subsystem?
You can think of this as a multiplier on torque and divider on speed.
What is the gear ratio?
This part communicates radio waves to from the controller to the robot.
What is the transmitter frequency module?
The robot performs all of the criteria set prior to build.
What is successful completion?