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Unread 23-01-2004, 14:46
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Re: Average Feet per Second

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Originally Posted by KenWittlief
if your robot goes backwards as much as it goes forwards in a match, then its avearage pfs will be zero! :c)

BTW - does anyone know the speed you will get if you use the 12" KOP wheels and either of the two transmissions they gave us this year? (assuming you use the drill motors)
Ken,

My rough (in my head) calculations say that you will go about 18 ft/s in low gear, and about 72 ft/s in high gear. I think you would want to gear it down a bit.

-Chris
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