Tag Archives: acceleration

Decimus speed feed forward

Posted on April 4, 2008 by Peter Harrison

As set up for the last post, my micromouse Decimus is performing reasonably well on the ground. So far. The data plots show some features that are a little bit curious. However, my concerns over the apparent error in the … Continue reading →

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Decimus data – 2

Posted on April 4, 2008 by Peter Harrison

With new tyres and a tweak to the acceleration profilers it is time to grab some data from Decimus again. The tyre seem to give me reliable grip up to 4m/s/s. They will probably manage more but I seem to … Continue reading →

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Tyres and traction

Posted on March 24, 2008 by Peter Harrison

It is true, I am losing my grip. A while ago I posted a link to a Japanese site demonstrating the grip available from a particular micromouse. A common way of doing this is to lock the wheels and place … Continue reading →

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Formula1 Rat Race – How fast is that?

Posted on November 25, 2007 by Peter Harrison

The schools competition includes a head-to-head drag race called Formula 1. If you want to know how fast you have to be, read this.The Formula 1 Rat Race track is straight and 7.2m long. At the start end is an … Continue reading →

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