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great minds think alike
Actually Ken, I had planned to put out a white paper in the off season that would list various drive systems (wheelchair wheels, timing belt etc) and their coefficient of friction based on data collected at Nationals. Most teams really have no idea what sort of drivetain loads to expect and I think this will help. Did I mention that the only condition for using the table was that we get to see how much you pull? Obviously if someone has some supersecret traction surface that they think out pulls everyone else (we'll let you know if it does) I'll agree not to publish that data.
As far as a standard test set up, the most basic is just some rope to tie to the robot and a spring scale plus a cross bar for students to hold on to. Our setup is not going to be very elaborate. I can post some pics when it's done.
James
Engineer/Coach
Team 180 SPAM
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