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Originally posted by Skip 2 my Bartz
Our team wondered about this, too, so we performed an experiment. Our conclusion was that Mu is unaffected by area.
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That's not true.
For many materials the amount of grip you get IS dependant on the surface area. As patrick mentioned earlier, you simply need to experiment to find what is best.
The way I do it, is instead of calculating mu for a material. I solve for mu for an entire robot. This way I can tweak surface area, material types, wheel configuration, and other variables to solve for the best mu.
In the FIRST world - Experimentation is the key to good traction. Especially this year with the 3 different surfaces.
I recommend before anyone else posts in this thread they go back and READ the kabillion other discussions on this same topic!!!