Engineering Challenge- Spring Loaded Kicker Edition

FIRST is really a community, we only compete on the field. - InFlight [more]

		Chief Delphi > Technical > Technical Discussion
Engineering Challenge- Spring Loaded Kicker Edition

Thread Tools

Rate Thread

Display Modes

#10

24-03-2010, 16:08

ADZDEBLICK ADZDEBLICK is offline

Registered User

AKA: Andrew Zdeblick

FRC #0195 (Cyber Knights)

Team Role: Mentor

Join Date: Jan 2006

Rookie Year: 2004

Location: Southington, CT

Posts: 51

Re: Engineering Challenge- Spring Loaded Kicker Edition

Decrease spring rate and preload the springs to produce a more constant spring force.
When graphing Force vs displacement, without preloading you get a triangle. Preloading the springs makes it a trapazoid or in an ideal world a rectangle. The area under the curve represents Work.
More work = more kick

Last edited by ADZDEBLICK : 24-03-2010 at 16:13.

« Previous Thread | Portal | Next Thread »

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes	Rate This Thread
Switch to Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Threaded Mode	Rate This Thread:

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts vB code is On Smilies are On [IMG] code is On HTML code is Off

Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
spring loaded launcher	sciguy125	Technical Discussion	6	17-01-2006 22:42
Spring-loaded claw	Anubuss	Technical Discussion	8	21-01-2005 15:32
Legality of Spring Loaded Pistons	Yan Wang	Pneumatics	13	19-02-2004 17:20
Spring-Loaded Pistons	TwoEdge47	Rules/Strategy	2	30-01-2003 21:36
Grey Hindge spring loaded	archiver	2000	0	23-06-2002 23:10

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 14:43.

The Chief Delphi Forums are sponsored by Innovation First International, Inc.