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Unread 06-01-2013, 04:39
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Re: Frisbee shooter?

At Rose-Hulman Operation Catapult, one team attached a bicycle wheel to a 120V AC motor and got some pretty reliable shooting for about 100 ft using a curved wall.

We (CHS Robotics) have found no spin, and simply shoving the frisbee off a slope is reliable for about 5-10 ft, with mediocre altitude gain. Also happens to be orientation-independent. But we plan to look at the wheel too, just to see if that's as reliable as we hope it to be.
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