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Ross3098

12-01-2012 13:19

Re: How is your team pushing the bridge down?

In the demo video, it took two batteries at one side to make the bridge fall.

Not a lot of force is needed to push it down.

waialua359

12-01-2012 14:53

Re: How is your team pushing the bridge down?

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Originally Posted by Ross3098 (Post 1103519)

In the demo video, it took two batteries at one side to make the bridge fall.

Not a lot of force is needed to push it down.

Tend to agree. We just built ours.

Taylor

12-01-2012 15:00

Re: How is your team pushing the bridge down?

We've got some competing ideas about floor loaders, but one of them could be a pivoting arm that could also be used to push down the bridge, sort of like the redabot that gets pushed around by Dozer in the animation.

MechEng83

12-01-2012 16:23

Re: How is your team pushing the bridge down?

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Originally Posted by Siri (Post 1103419)

I take it that's a directly downward force vector? Do you have your calculations? We're looking at driving at it with a 45deg angle plate (and our bridge isn't done yet).

I know this wasn't addressed to me, but I felt compelled to link my response in another thread about the difference between the home-made bridges and the actual competition bridges:

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...7&postcount=52

RaMoore

12-01-2012 16:27

Re: How is your team pushing the bridge down?

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Originally Posted by Brandon Holley (Post 1103517)

Somewhat related sidenote: I will almost guarantee that when you build your bridge it will require tweaking to mimic FIRSTs video.

Brandon, can you update us on any best practices for the required modifications? What kinds of things have you tried doing to the bridges to make them better mimic the competition bridge?

R.Irick

12-01-2012 17:18

Re: How is your team pushing the bridge down?

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Originally Posted by ZehP (Post 1103211)

Check the Field Drawings for info on the dimensions of all of the field parts.

THANKS! :D

So, it appears to be roughly between 10 and 18lbs of force from the end of the bridge?

My team will try to construct one, thanks for the info!

Nikkocharger

12-01-2012 18:00

Re: How is your team pushing the bridge down?

What about this? My team is planning on adopting a variation of it.

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