I knew that the students on our team really understood what FIRST was all about when, two years later, our unofficial team motto changed from "we want to BEAT Chief Delphi" to "we want to BE Chief Delphi." - dlavery [more]
Gear ratio selection is typically based upon theoretical top speeds or pushing power, but oftentimes, this isn't the criterion, and is a poor model for actual events. Sprint distance can play a much bigger factor for agile defense.
In this, we'll take a look at how to optimize based on reaching a certain point first, rather than being as "fast" as possible.
Following in the footsteps of many other spreadsheets, this presents the motor curves with an analysis of the electrical series resistance of the 2014 Control System.
I knew that the students on our team really understood what FIRST was all about when, two years later, our unofficial team motto changed from "we want to BEAT Chief Delphi" to "we want to BE Chief Delphi." - dlavery [more] 
