Fast or slow

Competition
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Hello for your competition bots are you using a high or low speed.we are using a west coast tank drive with a 2 speed gearbox.We measured it going about golf kart speed.It’s fast and agile and plays defense well.Better than mechaium wheels :grinning:

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To answer your question we’ll be using high speed when we’re undefended and low speed when we’re being defended essentially.

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single speed ~13.5 ft/s adjusted

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Mechaium wheels are the wheels with wheels on them. not fun

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Like mecanum?

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I vote for fast — and by fast, I mean secure the hatches fast, stow the cargo fast, and get up onto the HAB as fast as possible. We think gearing ~6:1 between Neo motors and Raptor treads will enable us to do all that, fast.

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I think hes hinting at your incorrect spelling of mecanum wheels (for the first one at least.)

Also, what is “golf kart speeds” in a real world metric? some of them can be slow to obscenely fast.

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BTW omni wheels have wheels on the wheels too, so gotta be a bit more specific :wink:

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Maybe the IBPM defines “golf kart speed”

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I always place wheels on my wheels.

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Everyone knows that faster is better. That’s why we’re using the Poohbear drivetrain with direct drive CIMs on 8” wheels. With our 186 ft/s drivetrain, we’ll leave your pitiful 13.5 ft/s single speed drivetrains in the dust.

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Remember that this style of drivetrain only works with non-circular wheels. Otherwise you’ll be too easy to defend!

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Are you machining it from a solid block of 7071 aluminum on your sponsor’s five-axis mill?

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Once you get past 129.066667 ft/sec, many interesting strategy options become available to you as long as the outer panels of your robot are made from stainless steel…

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Unfortunately, Mr. Fusion is not allowed as a power source…

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Does my flux capacitor count as a CUSTOM CIRCUIT?

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Ah yes. An oldie but a goodie.

Might want to try out 2 speed swerve tho.

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Your flux capacitor (all capacitors are flux capacitors!) custom circuit will only be allowed by inspectors if:

  1. It is below 24 volts, and therefore is legal, or
  2. It is above 24 megavolts, and is therefore so powerful that inspectors are afraid of offending it
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Nah. Inspectors would just go after the 50A draw. Far less intimidating.

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