Difference between revisions of "OnlineTools"

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A number of tools have been created for robot combat builders to be able to plan for and build effective bot weapons and drivetrains. Here are some community favorites:

Mechanical

Handy for drivetrains.

Belt Length Calculator - B&B Manufacturing

Belt Center Distance Calculator - Jeremy Germita

Chain Center Distance Calculator - Jeremy Germita

Magnet Pull Force Calculator - Calculate pull force based on distance, size, and grade. By K&J Magnetics.

Motors

Electric Motor Math - Understanding the specs for PMDC (brushed) motors. By Team RoboForge, presented by Run Amok.

Also see Deriving Motor Constants for surplus PMDC motors.

Motor Speed and Pushing Power - Choose brushed or brushless motors. By Jeremy Germita

Weapons

Use these to find out not only how hard a spinning weapon will hit, but also whether it is compliant with maximum energy rules for the events you compete in.

Spinner Weapon Kinetic Energy Calculator - SpinCalc by Run Amok. Read the help file! Mass, MOI, spin-up estimation, etc.

Tip Speed Calculator - Jeremy Germita

Tip Speed and KE (Kinetic Energy) Calculator - Bristol Bot Builders

Control

Mixer Fixer for correcting problems with channel mixing on your transmitter. By Run Amok.

for Event Organizers

Challonge.com - Well established web-based tool for competitive events and tournament brackets. Integrated ticketing and payment via Stripe. Features here.

TrueFinals.com - New site in beta for tournament brackets. Stats and dashboards, competitor list with next opponent listed, integrated check-in and call up, video overlays for match recording/streaming, all also web-based. Well-documented API and small robot combat community creating deep integration.

Rampage is a tournament bracket/management site for UK matches, featuring Bugglebots and similar match formats, streaming features and API support.

BigTimer.net - Large-display, ad supported, touch-enabled timer.

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 A number of tools have been created for robot combat builders to be able to plan for and build effective bot weapons and drivetrains. Here are some community favorites:
 ==Mechanical==
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 '''[http://www.jgermita.me/crresources Chain Center Distance Calculator]''' - Jeremy Germita
+'''[https://www.kjmagnetics.com/calculator.asp Magnet Pull Force Calculator]''' - Calculate pull force based on distance, size, and grade. By K&J Magnetics.
 ==Motors==
-'''[http://runamok.tech/RunAmok/motor_math.html Electric Motor Math]''' - Understanding the specs for PMDC (brushed) motors. By Team RoboForge, presented by Run Amok. Also see '''[http://runamok.tech/AskAaron/constants.html Deriving Motor Constants]''' for surplus PMDC motors.
+'''[http://runamok.tech/RunAmok/motor_math.html Electric Motor Math]''' - Understanding the specs for PMDC (brushed) motors. By Team RoboForge, presented by Run Amok.
+Also see '''[http://runamok.tech/AskAaron/constants.html Deriving Motor Constants]''' for surplus PMDC motors.
 '''[http://www.jgermita.me/crresources Motor Speed and Pushing Power]''' - Choose brushed or brushless motors. By Jeremy Germita
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 '''[https://truefinals.com/ TrueFinals.com]''' - New site in beta for tournament brackets. Stats and dashboards, competitor list with next opponent listed, integrated check-in and call up, video overlays for match recording/streaming, all also web-based. Well-documented API and small robot combat community creating deep integration.
+'''[https://www.rampagebots.co.uk/ Rampage]''' is a tournament bracket/management site for UK matches, featuring Bugglebots and similar match formats, streaming features and API support.
 '''[https://bigtimer.net/ BigTimer.net]''' - Large-display, ad supported, touch-enabled timer.