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Re: Winning Drive Train
These are all cases where it's really hard to separate cause and effect.
In 07, assuming the rest of the robot was the same, 71 probably would've had equal odds of making einstein if they had gone with simpler drive.
In 08, even though the crab was much more a part of their strategy than in 71's case, 148 probably had similar chances of making Einstein with a small, fast 4/6wd with ackerman steering (or just straight tank).
Now, in terms of comparing acceleration, traction, etc... You CAN'T do it by watching video or matches. period. There are too many variables that you can't account for. Different drivers, different software, etc...
If you want to make any case for what driver pushed harder or steered better, you have to have some sort of data to back it up. The 4wd team XXX had pulled with 12 lbs of force and our 72 wheel drive pulled with 12.4 pounds. Our 4wd turned at 176 degrees/second with a trailer and their 72 wheel turned with 165 degrees/second.
Now, I'm pretty much 100% certain no one has done this across multiple teams, and we can't trust numbers from different teams to compare (differences in measuring equipment and floor would skew it too much), so we can't really go around making these claims can we.
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