pic: 35 MPH Prototype

[sirbleedsalot]

Originally Posted by tkwetzel

Is it FIRST legal? I am assuming not because of the air tank you used.



Electric motors....nitrous oxide? They would get more power out of putting NOS stickers on their bot than actually putting a nitrous tank on it. Because all the NOS tank would do would be weigh down the bot .

Hey some of our team members decided it would be funny to put NOS stickers on our robot, so we have NOS.

[Mr. Ivey]

Really James, don't let the resource officer find out about that,the speed limit on that road is 25 mph. You could get a ticket. Just think if you were given a speeding ticket for breaking the speed limit with a robot!

[NoodleKnight]

Originally Posted by tkwetzel

Electric motors....nitrous oxide? They would get more power out of putting NOS stickers on their bot than actually putting a nitrous tank on it. Because all the NOS tank would do would be weigh down the bot .

Or they could just open a large dump valve to spray the nitrous backwards, kinda like using a fire extinguisher to create propulsion, I mean, with a full tank, it'll be some high compression there.

Or use it to fuel a rocket engine! Just a matter of heating the stuff right.

[elknise]

Originally Posted by NoodleKnight

Or they could just open a large dump valve to spray the nitrous backwards, kinda like using a fire extinguisher to create propulsion, I mean, with a full tank, it'll be some high compression there.

Or use it to fuel a rocket engine! Just a matter of heating the stuff right.

That would be cool, a 35mph bomb/rocket

[tkwetzel]

Originally Posted by cdr1122334455

try a bigger battery, like 24 volts. That may change some stuff. Also you may want to impliment a cooling system if you haven't already.

Cooling system? With it being as open as it is and running at 30+ MPH, I think they should get enough air flow to sufficiently cool everything.

[henryBsick]

Its cool and all..... but when I see a robot: tipping the scales at over 130 lb,with battery and all; using only two CIM motors/side and no liquid nitrogen or any other cooling implement that can turn the motors into superconductors; and still do 35 miles an hour while using 40 amp breakers. WOW that is the day I shave my head.
But aside form that is it shiggidy shweet to say "I have a 35 mph robot!"

[KTorak]

Originally Posted by elknise

That would be cool, a 35mph bomb/rocket

Sounds Awesome, I want in on it!

[Joe Menassa]

Originally Posted by Crebb

We did have trouble tripping the breakers. The first time we tried it out we only had one CIM per gearbox, but we added two more. The road we tested on had a slight hill, so if we started off in first gear and shifted into second it did fine. As for the football field in 6 seconds, it would be close. I need to find a radar gun somewhere.
I admit that it isn't practical and we wont use this setup on our robot next year (most likely), but it sure is fun.

Radar gun? Does anyone have a license? Just drive along side it in a car! JK! (-NOT SAFE-)

Back in high school a few friends and I attempted something similar with very minimal success.

Good job.

[NoodleKnight]

I was wondering, how controllable is it at high speeds? How do you keep it driving straight, or do you just drive this in an open area? And most importantly, how fast does it accelerate from 0-35mph?

[sanddrag]

I have a Mabuchi RS 750SH motor (bigger than the FP but still maybe 1/2 size of CIM) sitting on my desk that I pulled out of an old Makita Drill. I was thinking I'd either build an RC car around it or put it in a car I have. How do you think I should gear that in a ~9lb car? How fast could I get it to go do you think?

[Adam Krajewski]

Originally Posted by tkwetzel

Is it FIRST legal? I am assuming not because of the air tank you used.

That tank looks familiar... I believe it was actually in the kit of parts way back in 2000.

[Crebb]

Originally Posted by NoodleKnight

I was wondering, how controllable is it at high speeds? How do you keep it driving straight, or do you just drive this in an open area? And most importantly, how fast does it accelerate from 0-35mph?

It's hard to control when it starts bouncing around on the pavement. There's only one caster on the front and it fell off after a while. Acceleration is pretty good in first gear, but when I put it into second it takes a while to get the rpm's up.
We like to use that big pneumatics tank on prototypes because it lasts so long. It was just sitting around in the shop, so I wouldn't be suprised if it was from 2000.

[Jeff Waegelin]

Originally Posted by Adam Krajewski

That tank looks familiar... I believe it was actually in the kit of parts way back in 2000.

I think you're right about that, Adam. That was the first thing I thought when I saw the tank, too.

[Anthony Kesich]

Originally Posted by tkwetzel

Electric motors....nitrous oxide? They would get more power out of putting NOS stickers on their bot than actually putting a nitrous tank on it. Because all the NOS tank would do would be weigh down the bot .

I don't know. If they really wanted to they could rig up some sort of nozzle and an igniter. Jet powered robot anyone?

[some young guy]

Originally Posted by NoodleKnight

Originally Posted by tkwetzel
Electric motors....nitrous oxide? They would get more power out of putting NOS stickers on their bot than actually putting a nitrous tank on it. Because all the NOS tank would do would be weigh down the bot .Or they could just open a large dump valve to spray the nitrous backwards, kinda like using a fire extinguisher to create propulsion, I mean, with a full tank, it'll be some high compression there.

Or use it to fuel a rocket engine! Just a matter of heating the stuff right.

what i was thinking was maybe get some sick nitrous perg nozels, 4 of them in the corners facing up. hit that botton and see the perge come out.... o it would be insane