Ball Shifter Force Requirements

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Ball Shifter Force Requirements

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13-05-2014, 01:22

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Re: Ball Shifter Force Requirements

We observed (anecdotally) that at our true top speed of 17.1ft/s (tested under 60fps camera) with a 3-CIM ballshifter, we had trouble shifting at less than 50-55psi. Our robot weight was about 135lbs; feel free to do the rest of the math.

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