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Re: TOP HEAVY!!!!
Do you have your battery mounted as low as possible? That's the heaviest single component of your robot (almost 14 pounds, about 10% of your complete robot), so it has a big contribution to CoG. We mount ours flat on a board that is mounted to the bottom of the frame. Although, we may change ours to vertical this year, to improve accessibility, since it's all the way at the back and next to the bumper.
Another option is to train your drivers not to hit the throttle too hard. This can be enforced in your software. But this is not an ideal solution; it still leaves your robot susceptible to sudden stops, impact by other robots, tilting while going over the bump or bridge, etc.
Good luck!
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Cal
R3: Red Raider Robotics (FRC Team 578)
Fairport, NY, USA
www.FairportRobotics.org
2016 Finger Lakes Regional: Semifinalist on Alliance 7 (1128, 2010, 578)
2016 NYC Regional: Finalist on Alliance 3 (3419, 578, 3017), 4th seed team, Team Spirit Award
2015 Finger Lakes Regional: 8-3-0 in qualification, 7th seed, Quarterfinalist
2014 NY Tech Valley Regional: 8-4-0 in qualification, 13th seed, Semifinalist
2013 Finger Lakes Regional: 4-5-0 in qualification, 26th seed, Alliance 6, 1-2 in tournament
2012 Buckeye Regional: Gracious Professionalism Award, 7-3-0, 14th seed
2011 Finger Lakes Regional: Engineering Inspiration Award
Last edited by Cal578 : 16-02-2012 at 13:24.
Reason: fix a typo
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