How good are your tires??

You know you have bad field problems if both Dean and Woodie come out to try to fix them... :) - tim_reiher [more]

		Chief Delphi > FIRST > General Forum
How good are your tires??

Thread Tools

Rating:

Display Modes

#43

28-01-2003, 23:29

Edward Debler Edward Debler is offline

Registered User

FRC #0217 (ThunderChickens)

Team Role: Engineer

Join Date: Sep 2001

Rookie Year: 1998

Location: Sterling Heights, MI

Posts: 23

Edward Debler has a spectacular aura about

Quote:

Originally posted by wysiswyg
..... You could in theory get a coefficent of friction higher than one even though in physics they don't teach you that. ....

Last year Team 217 ThunderChickens used the Neoprene pad material (from Small Parts catalog) on the wheels of our robot.

We determined that the coefficient of friction with the carpet was >1.6. As proof, our robot pulled 220 lbs (horizontal force) at a demonstration conducted during the National competition at Orlando.

__________________
Ed Debler
Team 217 ThunderChickens
Phone: 586-979-2205
email: edebler@comcast.net

« Previous Thread | Portal | Next Thread »

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes	Rate This Thread
Switch to Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Threaded Mode	Rate This Thread:

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts vB code is On Smilies are On [IMG] code is On HTML code is Off

Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Vanilla Coke..good? bad?	A. Leese	Chit-Chat	41	07-01-2004 00:15
Do u thinks its a good idea to start 2004 anim?	Salik Syed	3D Animation and Competition	22	31-03-2003 00:48
What makes the Good, So good?	Chris	General Forum	16	18-07-2002 11:09
Patriots say good bye DREW!!	157#1Driver	Chit-Chat	4	22-04-2002 12:26
Good luck to all at Nats	Ben Mitchell	Chit-Chat	0	18-04-2002 19:59

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 12:25.

The Chief Delphi Forums are sponsored by Innovation First International, Inc.