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Re: The physics of flipping

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Originally Posted by DonRotolo View Post
I can't hazard a guess, but I'm more worried about acceleration with a minus sign - like when I am moving at 12 fps and stop dead when I hit the bump. If F=Ma, and a is going from 12 to zero in an umptosecond, F is going to have some serious magnitude regardless of M.

I am seriously working to get our CoM below 6 inches.
I'm curious to see how much robot you're going to fit in such a small space. I think we're aiming for about 8-12 inches. Given the posts I have seen on CD, I assume your team is using a narrow intake, which probably helps a lot when trying to acheive a low COM.