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Message #07566



To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: Thomas Pilgaard Nielsen ascii@hum.auc.dk
Date: Thu, 11 Nov 1999 20:17:25 +0100
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: YOUR LIST NEEDS YOU...... YES YOU... get active and RESPOND


rdraycott@CPL.co.uk wrote:

> [snip]Give as much detail as possible engine/device type component values
> manufacturer
> supplier or scrap source and
> performance {e.g. the engine ran for 3 seconds after siting 6ft from the 100w
> bulb for 2.5 minutes)

I think it is a great idea :)

Would it be an idea to standardise the performance issue to make it more comparable?
IMHO it would be interesting to see the peak performance power the bot can deliver.
So if we could agree on a standard test to perform on the bot - say for instance the
time it takes for a photovore to pop when directly placed beneath a 100W bulb and
the distance travelled (and how would one measure that since only one motor fires?).
I realise that peak perfomance would probably be reached when placed in direct
sunlight, but then we've got the angle of the sun to account for since the Sun
doesn't really get that high during wintertime in Denmark for instance.

Regards and lots of cheers to a great list.

Thomas, Denmark

> [snip]

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