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Old 5th Jul 2007, 02:02
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Originally Posted by Mart
Jiff, reconsider using centripetal accel...
I think what Mart is saying here is you can't just look at the accel/decel term. When you accelerate the bobweights to a higher speed, there is a higher centrifugal (centripetal? I'm not smart enough to know the difference) force pulling the thing down due to the m-omega^2 thingy, and less centrifugal force pulling it up due to the lower rotational speed on top. Or whatever m is called for rotational inertia, I forget. I think this is what denies us the free lunch.
But, If I'm wrong, then I think they could program the automatic vibration control on the S92 and make the payload limited only by the structure of the floor.
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