Thread: Top speed?
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Unread 08-01-2008, 21:55
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Re: Top speed?

My comment with regards to top speed is that there is no standard for what people are reporting their speeds as.

Some people are reporting theoretical speeds calculated from gear ratios and motor speeds. Which motor speed? Free speed is certainly not correct, nor is calculating it at 40A

My team empirically measured our 2007 bots speed to be 6.6fps (by timing it over a distance), and we were among the faster (by no means fastest) robots at GTR, and the 2 offseason events we went to.

We've modified our gear ratios to be faster this year. But all these people claiming 16-20fps will either be EXTREMELY uncontrollable, or have some radical drive system that allows control at such speeds. I mean, 20fps will have you from one end of the field to the other in about 2s, and you dont have to go ALL the way to the end of the field. Turning would be extremely sensitive with the typical tank style drive at this speed.