View Single Post
  #16   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 20-02-2013, 22:55
sportzkrazzy's Avatar
sportzkrazzy sportzkrazzy is offline
Registered User
AKA: Zac
FRC #1592 (Bionic tigers and 801 Horse power)
Team Role: Coach
 
Join Date: Feb 2008
Rookie Year: 2007
Location: Team 1592 and Team 801
Posts: 185
sportzkrazzy has a brilliant futuresportzkrazzy has a brilliant futuresportzkrazzy has a brilliant futuresportzkrazzy has a brilliant futuresportzkrazzy has a brilliant futuresportzkrazzy has a brilliant futuresportzkrazzy has a brilliant futuresportzkrazzy has a brilliant futuresportzkrazzy has a brilliant futuresportzkrazzy has a brilliant futuresportzkrazzy has a brilliant future
Send a message via AIM to sportzkrazzy
Re: pic: Team 1592 Ultimate Ascent robot, Buzz.

Quote:
Originally Posted by class1234567 View Post
If you don't mind me asking,what is the point of the gas springs if the system of the lead screw lifts and holds the shooter in place ?
The gas springs make the load on the system pretty well near zero unless accelerating. Aka the system thinks its close to weightless while sitting still. There is still inertia that has to be overcome but the shooter assembly as a whole is pretty well balanced. Before the lead screw was put on it would hold what ever position you pushed it to. So in short they allow us to have to go through less of a reduction in order to change the angle of the shooter which allows us to do it more rapidly.
__________________
Reply With Quote