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View Poll Results: What launching method are you using for FIRST Stronghold?
Single-sided wheeled launcher 66 28.09%
Double-sided wheeled launcher 84 35.74%
Linear accelerator (pneumatic powered) 5 2.13%
Linear accelerator (elastic spring/surgical tubing) 12 5.11%
Rotating arm (catapult, trebuchet, etc.) 35 14.89%
Another method (please share in comments!) 7 2.98%
Launching? No thanks. 26 11.06%
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Re: Poll: What type of launcher mechanism are you using for FS?
1747 is using a double-sided, sequential wheeled shooter. The goal is to make the trajectory of the ball between the robot and the upper tower opening as close to linear as possible by maximizing ball velocity. With any luck we should get a test shot off with our competition shooter tonight.

I really hesitate to speculate what it will do, but the theoretical maximum ball velocity is about 88 mph and the shooter is ~1.8 horsepower worth of motor. Everyone on the team can't help but grin or giggle when we talk about it, because it is absolutely silly and the very definition of overkill.

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Re: Poll: What type of launcher mechanism are you using for FS?
There is no such thing as overkill Team 1708 is going with a sort of two wheel shooting approach but not on both sides. Hope to have a picture up tonight.

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1747 is using a double-sided, sequential wheeled shooter. The goal is to make the trajectory of the ball between the robot and the upper tower opening as close to linear as possible by maximizing ball velocity. With any luck we should get a test shot off with our competition shooter tonight.

I really hesitate to speculate what it will do, but the theoretical maximum ball velocity is about 88 mph and the shooter is ~1.8 horsepower worth of motor. Everyone on the team can't help but grin or giggle when we talk about it, because it is absolutely silly and the very definition of overkill.

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Re: Poll: What type of launcher mechanism are you using for FS?
I'd like to see what happens. Good luck!
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