Piston power?
 

Posted by Seth at 1/13/2001 10:18 AM EST


Student on team X-Cats from Wilson Magnet HS sponsored by Xerox.



we are considering using pistons as a way to pull the goal closer to our bot. has anyone calculated the amount of force that will be needed to do that?

No problem
 

Posted by Mark Garver at 1/13/2001 11:20 AM EST


Student on team #68, Truck Town Terror, from Waterford Kettering/OSMTech Academy and General Motors Truck Group.


In Reply to: Piston power?
Posted by Seth on 1/13/2001 10:18 AM EST:



An air piston can pull the goal with very little problem, figuring you are using a 2" bore

Re: No problem
 

Posted by Justin Stiltner at 1/15/2001 12:52 AM EST


Student on team #388, Epsilon, from Grundy High School and NASA, American Electric Power, Town of Grundy.


In Reply to: No problem
Posted by Mark Garver on 1/13/2001 11:20 AM EST:



: An air piston can pull the goal with very little problem, figuring you are using a 2" bore

To find the force that the pistion will put out use the formula F=AP where F is Force A is area of the inside bore of the cylender and P is pressure

Justin Stiltner
Team #388
Epsilon
Grundy Va,