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Re: Physics of T-boning
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Originally Posted by Andrew Lawrence
The height of the bumper itself doesn't matter - it's the point of contact. Bumpers that contact each other more have more friction between each other. If both teams have their bumpers at the lowest possible point, then there is more friction between the bumpers. If one has their bumpers at the highest point, and another at the lowest point, there is less bumper friction and is therefore more difficult to pin solely due to bumper friction.
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I'm pretty sure that I'm misunderstanding something here. Ff = mu*Fn. While I could see that more bumper-bumper contact would make the t-bone more stable (greater chance of maintaining contact as Robot A wiggles and tries to escape Robot B), there should not necessarily be a frictional force increase as the bumper-bumper contact area increases.
Last edited by brennonbrimhall : 26-05-2014 at 11:02.
Reason: Clarify wording
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