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Re: What is your drivetrain's top speed?

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Originally Posted by mrnoble View Post
EEP. Okay.

My question to you, oh CD Community, is this: do you have any students who have driven a robot that travels 17 fps or faster? 14-15 fps is on the edge of control for most drive teams, and the last two years had games in which something between 7-11 fps was usually ideal, so unless your drivers are seniors with experience in Aerial Assault as freshman, this will be a significant challenge.

My question to myself is: which do I think is likely; that those responding to this poll don't realize that their Toughbox Mini only goes at 10fps, or, that my team will be struck by a careening, out-of-control alliance parter while lining up to receive a gear or a load of fuel? I think I will prepare for the worst, and add extra thickness to our gussets. 2014 is still a raw memory.
The answer is to your question is: It doesn't matter.

If you have alliance partners in quals that bump into you while loading for gears, so will other people. Make your gear pickup more reliable so it doesn't matter. Don't pick teams that can't drive, and you being careful of overgearing your robot will be more desirable as you will be able to control your robot.

Rather than trying to change other people's designs over a message board, count yourself lucky that you have thought of this potential issue and come up with one of the several solutions to the issue. You will be a more attractive pick for it.

Other teams can do what they want, maybe they have the ability to make the drivetrain work better than a lower geared one. I don't know if they can, you don't know if they can, I bet some of the teams attempting don't even know if they can. The concerns are valid, but it's not for us to judge them this early in the season.
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