Thread: Intake Conveyor Ideal Speed
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Re: Intake Conveyor Ideal Speed
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Originally Posted by Peter Matteson View Post
Second this.
Every ball intake I ever designed had a linear speed that at least matched our robot in high gear forward speed. This allows all the balls to clear the intake at the speed you're travelling so you don't start plowing them and pushing them out of the way.
Here's an article that was done about an intake that was designed for the 2014 game that touches on this same concept, along other tips for designing an intake.

http://www.buildblitz.com/team-copioli-intake-design/
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