Vacuum Pickup for 775 motor

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This vacuum pickup was one of FRC Team 2605's (Go Seamonsters!) concepts for game piece handling for the 2019 Deep Space competition. We didn't end up using it, but the vacuum pickup for the cargo ball works well so I decided to go ahead and post it. It generates maybe 1 PSI of vacuum, but that is plenty for holding the ball quite securely. The rhinoceros-like hook is used for grabbing the hatch disk. It is designed for use with one of the 775a motors, which runs at about 20,000 RPM. Make sure your print of the turbine part is fully fused, or else it may fly apart at these speeds. (For safety, make sure the cap part is secured in place before running the turbine.) Solidworks 2011 models are included for anyone wanting to modify this for future competitions or other applications.