15-05-2011, 18:42
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6th Gear Developer; Mentor
AKA: Blake Ross
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Join Date: May 2006
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Location: Virginia
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Re: Minibot Ramp
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Originally Posted by Duke461
... I'm essentially wanting to know, what it is the best angle/diameter for the ramp to maximize the speed/minimize the time of the minibot reaching the top? ... Thanks from team 461,
-Duke
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If I remember the rules correctly, any ramp or similar device is not allowed to have any effect on the minibot's speed.
Ramps or the deployment methods are only allowed to move the minibot into a legal "deployed" position.
From that deployed position the minibot has to climb without carrying any momentum or other assistance across the interface between the deployment process and the climbing process.
So (if I am right) I think your question is irrelevant?
Blake
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