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Originally Posted by GBIT
The only downside to this design is trying to obtain enough lift and propulsion with the voltage put out by the batteries, but i agree if a team could pull it off it would be pretty cool...
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Lift and propulsion is easy. Less than 1 PSID is needed between the underside of the robot and the topside. Propulsion is even easier once lift is attained as traction goes way down.
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Originally Posted by Alex Dinsmoor
The hovercraft idea would be an amazing feat, but what is the durability of the skirt? I think we all know how much our robots get beat up in matches.
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There are many excellent fabrics that (such as multi layered Kevlar) that would be very suitable and wear resistant. You'd need to design the cloth pattern for the skirt properly and you might want to weigh down the bottom to prevent the cloth from not unfurling properly.
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Originally Posted by Robert Cawthon
How would you attach the (probably) required regulation bumpers on the hovercraft?
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Attaching the bumpers is easy, the question would be if the bumpers must stay in the "bumper zone" during play. If so then they would have to either articulate or would have to be positioned so that your cushion height does not move them out of the "bumper zone". Gotta love engineering challanges
