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Re: Sumo-Train Competition
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lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto
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Mon, 13 May 2002 16:28:02 GMT
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Larry Pieniazek wrote:
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> In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Benjamin Medinets writes:
> > I was thinking this morning how cool it would be to have this kind of
> > competition.
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> > Imagine this:
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> > RCX controlled train...3 cars, first car would have the train motor (train
> > engine car), second car would have the RCX (coal car), and the third car
> > would have the mechanism to knock off your buddy's/competitor's train off
> > his/her tracks ("crane car")
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> Of course with two crossovers you then have to add collision avoidance
Pardon?
Collision avoidance in a train sumo event.... Nahhhhhhh :) Perhaps
collision detection - so you can accelerate... >:)
Jeff E
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| (...) Um, I think you would want to avoid those you were likely to lose and accelerate for those that you were likely to do well in... (if you clip the tail end of the other train at speed striking a square blow, you are likely to do well... if you (...) (23 years ago, 13-May-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| (...) This sounds absolutely hilarious. One suggestion I would have might be to have two crossovers so each competitor spent 1/2 of its time on the inside of the "oval" and 1/2 on the outside. My suspicion is that the crane boom swinging packs a lot (...) (23 years ago, 7-May-02, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, lugnet.trains)
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