2073 Two wheel Boulder chucked prototype

[Starwarsguy2]

Originally Posted by billbo911

Although there are a large varieties of ways to throw the boulder into the castle, we decided to prototype just a couple. This two-wheel style is one of our prototypes.

Thanks! I feel like a lot of times will take this approach but hey, if it wasn't good then a lot of teams wouldn't use it.

[billbo911]

Originally Posted by Starwarsguy2

Thanks! I feel like a lot of times will take this approach but hey, if it wasn't good then a lot of teams wouldn't use it.

Whether we use this or another style will depend on several variables.
Mostly we chose to post this particular video because it contains so much valuable info on dynamics that occur during a shot.
By no means are we suggesting any one style or another...... yet.

[MARS_James]

I know some may see this as off topic, but everyone around the prototype should be wearing safety glasses, not just the one dealing with inserting the boulder.

[PowerfulKitty]

We made a setup almost exactly like that! Did you have issues with the BAG motors getting too hot? Ours were smoking in no time at all, so we switched to 775Pro motors and we have had much better results on that front.

[billbo911]

Originally Posted by MARS_James

I know some may see this as off topic, but everyone around the prototype should be wearing safety glasses, not just the one dealing with inserting the boulder.

James, you are 100% correct. THANK YOU for pointing that out. We need to do better.

[Monochron]

Do you have any data to share on approximate accuracy over different shot distances or heights? Maybe just something simple like the area of hit at a given distance? We are working on a similar prototype to this one, but it might be a couple days until we get results.

[billbo911]

Originally Posted by Monochron

Do you have any data to share on approximate accuracy over different shot distances or heights? Maybe just something simple like the area of hit at a given distance? We are working on a similar prototype to this one, but it might be a couple days until we get results.

At this point, we have no gathed data. We are still prototyping. What we use as a benchmark is approximately 7 foot apex when shooting from 5 inches above the floor, at a distance of 4 feet out. Those are our current minimum values.