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Unread 02-05-2014, 01:53
sanddrag sanddrag is offline
On to my 16th year in FRC
FRC #0696 (Circuit Breakers)
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Join Date: Jul 2002
Rookie Year: 2002
Location: Glendale, CA
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Re: 4-speed gear automatic gearbox

Team 968 did a 4-speed gearbox a couple different years. I want to say it was 2004 and 2005. I don't remember if it was autoshifting though.

On 696, we tried an autoshifting algorithm on our 2-speed this year and did not find any appreciable distance in field-crossing time when compared to leaving it in high gear, even with varying the shift point through a range of set points.
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Teacher/Engineer/Machinist - Team 696 Circuit Breakers, 2011 - Present
Mentor/Engineer/Machinist, Team 968 RAWC, 2007-2010
Technical Mentor, Team 696 Circuit Breakers, 2005-2007
Student Mechanical Leader and Driver, Team 696 Circuit Breakers, 2002-2004