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Re: Team Update #18

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Originally Posted by Chris is me View Post
I think you're reading it wrong. I read it as "the minimum force is 4n" as in "any force 4n or above will trigger".
The manual says that "[a] minimum contact force of approximately 2-4 Newtons, depending on contact location, is required to ensure the contact sensors in the TARGET trip reliably."

I don't read that as a definition; to me, that looks like an observation for the benefit of the teams. If it were a definition, it would be the worst definition in the world. (Approximately? A range of force? Depending on contact location? And how do you quantify "reliably"?)
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