paper: Optimization and Analysis of Drivetrain Movement

[RyanCahoon]

Originally Posted by apalrd

To avoid differential equations, I've solved the physics equations in Excel iteratively (with a time-step of e.g. 0.01s and each slice of time on a new line). then I can also plot the curve of all of the variables in Excel. This is also easier to distribute to students in FRC.

Thanks very much for posting that spreadsheet - I've been using it a lot the last couple of years. I made a version with a more updated version of the JVN calc, in case anyone finds it useful.