[FTC]: Shooter Wheel Safety

[R.C.]

One thing I would like to add would be: Do you need 5k rpms?

Wiffle Balls are a lot lighter and should go far with half that, well atleast cover the 40 some inches.

-RC

[MrForbes]

Aim High had a m/s speed limit on moving parts, didn't it? you would probably be wise to keep moving stuff below that speed. Small diameter things spinning fast are not as dangerous as large diameter things spinning at the same speed. But it is definitely something you should be concerned about.

[grampashades]

A "three-stage gear train" with the gears we have should give you a 1:27 gear ratio.

In all the tests that i have done, I've seen that even a 1:23.xx ration using the 3" wheel was enough to project the ball beyond the 10ft shot distance limitation in the game manual. Not sure what you final release of the ball is, but you may want to re-design that so that you can slow down your shooting wheels.

Besides all of the safety risks...from your own observations you are already greatly increasing your own reliability risk. I would suggest you look at a re-design.

[Rick TYler]

I just wanted to mention that I am lead mentor for a program that has more than 70 students, 12 robotics teams and 10 mentors. I wasn't involved in the design of this robot, another mentor was.

Thanks for the advice and comments thus far.