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> Assumes wheels are solid cylinders I'm no expert but I would say that wheels are closer to a ring. You're underestimating the moment of inertia of the wheels
by ajnin 10y ago
> Assumes wheels are solid cylinders
I'm no expert but I would say that wheels are closer to a ring. You're underestimating the moment of inertia of the wheels by a factor of about 2 by doing this. Might be well enough to throw off your conclusions. In fact if I read your spreadsheet correctly this would bring the rotational energy to about the same as the translation kinetic energy.