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Re: Team Update #18

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Originally Posted by sanddrag View Post
Thank you Ether! This is the first post I've seen all season to do a proper (yet quite simple) calculation of how fast a minibot of given weight can get up the pole. I've been meaning to do this with my students all season long, but was too busy with the arm and other things. I think now is the time to revisit it.

Trial and error is one thing. Knowing what you're shooting for, because you did some calculation first, is quite a different (and much better) thing.
I believe Ether's number are based on actual lab trials.
I.e., the specification provided by Tetrix was no where near sufficient to extrapolate to a 10.8 ft/sec estimate. It was only a team member that went in a lab with dynamometer capability and did lab trials with and without the gearbox attached that allowed for the calculation.
Thank Richard for the creating the data AND sharing the data that allows physics teachers to let this rise above tinkering status.
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...+dynamomet er
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