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SPLAT!
Posted by Dodd Stacy.
Engineer on team #95, Lebanon Robotics Team, from Lebanon High School and CRREL/CREARE.
Posted on 2/10/2000 10:05 AM MST
In Reply to: Reality Check posted by Dodd Stacy on 2/9/2000 9:31 PM MST:
: Anyone care to calculate whether the robot will achieve the 20 mph velocity before hitting the end wall?
OK, time's up. Our highly idealized 130 lb dragbot with 500 w lossless CVT drive hits the end wall at just under 15 mph about 2.6 seconds after the start. There's a brief period of wheelspin (0.05 sec) at the start, during which the bot travels 0.03 ft and gets up to 1.9 mph before hooking up for the rest of the sprint. So don't bet your pink slip on a 20 mph trap speed.
I will buy a case of cola (or?) for any team whose bot can touch the balls at the far end of the field within 4 seconds after it moves from the starting position. (And I'll help scrape the bot off the end wall, too.)
I'll also wager no bot will clear the downslope of the ramp in the air, ie; land on the floor - not the ramp - after crossing the peak of the ramp. The gauntlet's down!
Dodd
(Disclaimer: Professional drivers shown on closed course. Do not attempt with your bot.)
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