Jinx <PICLIST@mitvma.mit.edu> wrote:

> Assuming you had a 1m diameter propellor, with one long arm
> (counterweighted on the other side) to do the kicking. Get it
> spinning to 15rps (=> 100mph). That gives you 60ms after it passes
> the back of the sled to drop it so it hits the sled solidly next
> time around. Not impossible, just wonder about the damage from a
> sudden impact like that. I'd prefer it if the sled was accelerated
> gradually

    So put a spring behind your sled, and have the arm hit THAT.
    Shouldn't take too many tests to find the right spring rate and
    to create an rpm-to-sled-velocity lookup table.

    Dropping the axle would be easier if your arm weren't (heavily)
    counterweighted; it seems pretty straightforward to arrange
    things so the arm's centrifugal force would push it down.

    -Andy

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