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Originally Posted by M. Krass
What is it about inefficient design and operation that either pushes the envelope or deserves to be awarded?
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If it wasn't for all of the green bars by your name, I'd have disregarded this post as a troll. Rather, what we have here is a logical fallacy known as "begging the question"-- the premises for your claim entail your conclusion. What is the relative efficiency of a miniature CVT, compared to an Andymark transmission, or a 33 transmission? It's hard to say, because nobody has tried it.
A genuine CVT on a FIRST robot would be an innovation. Maybe it will turn out that the team who does it (next year, maybe?) would have been better off with an Andymark shifter. Obviously, then, the team shouldn't get an award. What a total waste of time.
NO!
While the CVT team is out getting pushed around, they say, "Hm. That didn't work as expected. How can we improve this design?" THAT'S what FIRST is about. I'd say that's worthy of an award. Or, on the other hand, maybe the CVT is reasonably efficient. Then we all have a new design to consider. I'd say that's worthy of an award.
Keep this in mind:
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Originally Posted by mechanicalbrain
a CVT is hardly ineficient all it means is nobody has created an efficient one
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How inefficient will the first FIRST CVT be? We don't know. In response to your question, inefficiency neither pushes the envelope, nor deserves to be rewarded. New approaches and inspiration do both. That's why I'm confident that whoever gets the first CVT on the playing field will gain acclaim here and with the judges, regardless of its efficiency.
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