Team 2840, Blue Tide: Prototype ALL the Things!

[Joe Schornak]

Originally Posted by DavisC

Well let me give you an update, follow the advice if you want.

Today I tested the 16:1 Banebots on the shooter and, starting at ground level the ball would land about 13' away (fully charged battery).
So I then switched back to the 4:1 and I just suggest coding down the speed for closer shots.

I believe that we're using 4:1 Banebots in our shooter. While more torque will make the shooter wheels reach their target speed faster, a higher RPM is more important to a long-range shooter. Flywheels will allow the shooter to put more energy into each shot. We'll probably run our shooter constantly throughout the match to eliminate the spool-up time of a low-geared, high-speed motor.