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Re: Catapult issues with boulders

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Originally Posted by wilsonmw04 View Post
Let me explain the test. We have no issues shooting a single ball. Out of 20 shots, 19 are consistent. Our mechanics have not changed. What you see in our data points is the 30+ shots we took tonight under the watchful eye of a 240 FPS goPro. The yellow tape is the y-axis value of each shot. The paper records the variables of the shot. You can see that as balls wear our shooter gives them a higher trajectory. Why that is is TBA. We haven't looked at the video yet.

We did find out that we have enough adjustment on the pan to get the shot where we want it. The issue was interference with a secondary part. We are going to look at the film, do some analysis and come up with a few more tests.

We will figure this out. More to come. stay tuned.
Do you have a mechanism on the bot that "packs" the ball?
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