Forum: Technical Discussion
08-01-2009, 13:47
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,603
Re: 3-wheeled robots
Regarding stability (propensity for robot to tip over), you should see no increased tipping in cases where there is no lateral (sideways) acceleration.
You can think of this geometrically by drawing...
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Forum: Technical Discussion
02-06-2006, 08:18
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,484
Re: pic: Helical Gears?
This picture is disturbing. How does it look like perfect continuous diagonal lines on both the pinion gear and the driven gear, and normal spur elsewhere? My best guess is that these are normal...
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Forum: General Forum
18-05-2006, 09:57
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,040
Re: Amazon.com selling GEARS?!?!
This is great... I just submitted a proposal to my company to consolidate all our hardware vendors by using amazon.com.
Too bad it's not april fool's day, they might think i'm serious.
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Forum: General Forum
12-05-2006, 22:14
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Replies: 170
Views: 139,869
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Forum: General Forum
11-05-2006, 20:22
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Replies: 170
Views: 139,869
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Forum: Electrical
27-06-2005, 20:48
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Replies: 2
Views: 583
Re: disapearing accelerometer
I could have suggestions, but would want to first know what type of application you are thinking of. Generally high-g accelerometer would be useful for collisions, doesn't seem to have many...
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Forum: General Forum
20-06-2005, 21:31
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Replies: 18
Views: 2,221
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Forum: Unsung FIRST Heroes
15-03-2005, 21:50
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Replies: 16
Views: 5,260
Re: UFH: Christina Alzona
Congratulations Christina! I've seen firsthand over the years all the hard work you put into FIRST. It's great knowing people like yourself, Joe, Matt, Ken (although I shouldn't name names, because...
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Forum: Extra Discussion
14-03-2005, 20:15
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,096
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Forum: Starting New Teams
13-03-2005, 20:04
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,346
Re: New team: Boston north suburbs
Selfishly, I was choosing the towns that would be easiest for me to get to and closest to my company. Medford is not all that far -- I'll add them to the list. Thanks for pointing out the...
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Forum: Starting New Teams
13-03-2005, 20:02
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,346
Re: New team: Boston north suburbs
Thanks! I will definately contact them for their thoughts and ideas. I noticed you are also a Senior mentor. Can you explain what type of role that is and what types of things you help with?
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Forum: Starting New Teams
13-03-2005, 14:19
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,346
New team: Boston north suburbs
I am in the early stages of planning a new team in the North Boston area. Probably within 15 miles of Burlington, MA.
Currently I'm planning to contact the following schools to determine which...
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Forum: General Forum
04-02-2005, 22:38
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Replies: 15
Views: 3,864
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Forum: General Forum
15-01-2005, 12:13
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Replies: 58
Views: 8,902
Re: My team has close to no dedication
Alaina,
Your situition is a familiar one to me. When I worked to start a team during my freshman year in college, the hardest struggle for me was getting others (teachers and students) excited...
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Forum: General Forum
14-11-2004, 16:33
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Replies: 182
Views: 29,669
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Forum: General Forum
11-11-2004, 12:07
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,660
Re: Any ideas for an "art robot"
A couple of my co-workers used to be involved in "The Table", a robotic Art exhibit that has it's own room in a Toronto modern art museum:
http://www.mae.cornell.edu/Raff/MOVIES/Table.wmv
Maybe if...
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Forum: General Forum
10-11-2004, 22:27
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Replies: 54
Views: 13,286
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Forum: Technical Discussion
06-11-2004, 09:08
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,891
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Forum: Technical Discussion
01-11-2004, 22:50
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,476
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Forum: Regional Competitions
01-11-2004, 19:44
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Replies: 25
Views: 3,210
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Forum: General Forum
26-10-2004, 09:42
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Replies: 31
Views: 2,322
Re: Question of the Week!!! (10/25/04)
Team 190's puck control system from 1999. It's hard to call this system a component, because it integrated so many components perfectly to accomplish a single goal.
This system allowed the operator...
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Forum: Technical Discussion
16-10-2004, 09:36
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,521
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Forum: Dean Kamen's Inventions
04-10-2004, 21:11
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,276
Re: Canadian Segway Driver Fined $8000
At least in New York where I went to college, bikes are illegal on sidewalks, and bicyclists must follow the rules of a motor vehicle, using hand signals, obeying signs, and so on. Of course, it is...
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Forum: Technical Discussion
27-09-2004, 19:52
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,338
Re: Square and Elliptical Gears
I've always found square and elliptical gears, and similar mechanisms amazing. I'm pretty good with geometry but I don't know how people figure out the shape of the teeth on those types of...
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Forum: General Forum
27-09-2004, 19:40
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Replies: 39
Views: 3,193
Re: Question of the Week!!! (9/26/04)
Team 639 and 610 always seem to have some good matches against each other at the Canadian... err Greater Toronto... regional. At least in 2002 and 2003, I don't remember 610 there this past year???
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