09-04-2007, 01:31
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6th Gear Developer; Mentor
AKA: Blake Ross
no team (6th Gear)
Team Role: Mentor
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Join Date: May 2006
Rookie Year: 2006
Location: Virginia
Posts: 1,940
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Re: [FVC]: I challenge you to post your Atlanta Vex robot pics
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Originally Posted by GUI
Here is 3495's robot, though it is still being tweaked. We can score 3 balls at a time in the high goal, and have 10 wheel drive(the end wheels are raised) powered with six motors. We don't hang, but we can get on the platform and keep others from hanging.
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I like it.
Think about adding some dead weight (bolt on some more metal pieces) just to give it more friction (friction force = coefficient of friction of the surface(s) multiplied by the normal force (the amount of the weight that is pressing on the surfaces that are in contact)).
Losing a little acceleration and a bit of top speed might be worth it in order to keep those six motors producing as much friction as possible when you need it. You want that investment (six motors) in your drive train to pay off.
Plus more weght down low will make you that much less top heavy when lifting balls.
Blake
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