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Forum: General Forum
12-31-2016, 01:27 AM
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Re: Advice for Rookie You?
Rookie team lead student here.
That giant electronics box is a bad idea.
Bite off a little more. But not everything; keep that design simple.
No mecanums. No fancy drivetrains.
Do actual...
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Forum: Extra Discussion
12-28-2016, 12:34 AM
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Forum: Extra Discussion
12-23-2016, 12:35 AM
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12-16-2016, 10:01 AM
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Re: pic: 4143 differential swerve concept
Actually having to go into a pushing match doesn't sound fun with this.
Plus your module has increased MOI; not great from a controls standpoint. (I've wondered how big of a deal MOI is on swerves...
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Forum: Technical Discussion
12-03-2016, 12:24 PM
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Forum: Technical Discussion
11-22-2016, 10:28 PM
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Forum: Technical Discussion
11-19-2016, 02:51 PM
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Forum: Technical Discussion
10-16-2016, 02:54 PM
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Re: FEA on Gearbox Plates
Point 3 may cancel out in best-case loading but it does not in worst-case loading. (think: one wheel off the ground) (Actually, it doesn't truly cancel out in best-case loading because a moment is...
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Forum: Technical Discussion
10-11-2016, 05:41 PM
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Re: Gates belt theroy questions
Pretension. Make a tighter belt. Prevent belt from flying off?
Most FRC teams can't even manufacture to the tolerance of 0.001" anyways...
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Forum: Extra Discussion
10-09-2016, 07:28 PM
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Forum: Extra Discussion
10-08-2016, 12:03 AM
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Forum: General Forum
09-21-2016, 01:17 AM
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Re: STEM vs. STEAM
Compartmentalizing is dumb. Why not go back to SET? Why not stick with STEM? or go to STEAM? SHTEAM as mentioned above? Economics is important, too, guys! SHTEEAM!
I see no line and therefore refuse...
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Forum: Extra Discussion
09-07-2016, 07:52 PM
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Forum: General Forum
08-16-2016, 10:54 AM
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Re: FIRST Alumni: How's College Going?
Another RHIT Student here. Going into the second of three-four years of college soon.
FIRSTly... Let me just say FIRST and living on a farm make mechanical engineering come second hand. And let you...
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Forum: General Forum
08-15-2016, 01:48 PM
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Forum: Technical Discussion
08-11-2016, 09:57 PM
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Rigorous, scientific pocketing?
Was just wondering if anyone is aware of any papers or docs on good pocketing practices that are based on either testing or FEA. "Oh that looks good" or "add more webs" aren't exactly based in any...
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Forum: Extra Discussion
08-10-2016, 03:06 PM
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Forum: Extra Discussion
08-10-2016, 03:03 PM
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Re: pic: Its twins - prototype drives
I know it's prototype but how thick are those side rails, and those are 1/2" bolts? How's the frame work here? Anything to try and stiffen things up in sideways flexure?
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Forum: General Forum
08-09-2016, 03:55 PM
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Forum: General Forum
08-08-2016, 01:59 PM
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Re: FIRST 50 years ago / 50 years from now.
Maybe not a FIRST-specific thing but something to look forward to in the non-combat competitive robotics scene in general...
If marketing proceeds towards making things big, I'd see things becoming...
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Forum: Technical Discussion
08-08-2016, 08:06 AM
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Re: Best multi-tool for robot/field use
You and your multitools.
Boxcutter, small sidecutters, and a jewler's screwdriver, and sometimes I'd run with a pair of robogrips and allen set. Separate items which work better than multi-tool...
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Forum: Extra Discussion
07-31-2016, 10:47 AM
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Forum: Extra Discussion
07-31-2016, 10:26 AM
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Re: pic: Compactified versaplanetary on #4213
I'll try and get someone to give me those shots when we next take this off... No pulleys. We used the dual-input stage, BAG input to one side, then a custom stub 8mm "shaft" that's only 0.5" long...
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Forum: Extra Discussion
07-28-2016, 05:59 PM
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119.9999999 pounds...if only the programmers could make the code a bit lighter! - James1902 [more] 
