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BigJ 25-01-2014 18:51

pic: FRC1675 2014 Teaser #1
 

Christopher149 25-01-2014 18:53

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I call photoshop. The wheels are much clearer and less noisy than the rest of the image. Also, that doesn't look like a useful wheel arrangement. What are you hiding?

AlecMataloni 25-01-2014 18:59

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Seems legit.

cgmv123 25-01-2014 19:00

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Christopher149 (Post 1332297)
Also, that doesn't look like a useful wheel arrangement. What are you hiding?

I call Photoshop as well. I can tell.

6 mecanum wheels generally aren't useful.

Gregor 25-01-2014 19:03

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Quote:

Originally Posted by cgmv123 (Post 1332303)
I call Photoshop as well. I can tell.

6 mecanum wheels generally aren't useful.

That's because obviously they're using 5, for superior performance.

AlecMataloni 25-01-2014 19:07

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Gregor (Post 1332307)
That's because obviously they're using 5, for superior performance.

Anodized black, of course.

Gregor 25-01-2014 19:09

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Quote:

Originally Posted by AlecMataloni (Post 1332310)
Anodized black, of course.

Of course.

Andrew Lawrence 25-01-2014 19:20

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We tested a 6wd mecanum west coast drive in the offseason, and I've got to say it surpassed our expectations in every way possible. The powerful maneuverability of the omni directional motion combined with the opposing directions of the extra pair of rollers providing extra pushing friction makes a drivetrain akin to swerve without the complexity. It's a beautiful combination that I'm glad to see 1675 using this year.

Dr.Gusta 25-01-2014 19:52

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It has got to be photoshop because one the bores of the wheels are not facing straight and the wheels are not independently driven (I see a belt). Close but no cigar.

Arpan 25-01-2014 20:01

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You guys got your WCD DS gearboxes already? Not fair!!!! Ours still haven't shipped and we ordered them three days into the season :(

R.C. 25-01-2014 20:18

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Arpan (Post 1332339)
You guys got your WCD DS gearboxes already? Not fair!!!! Ours still haven't shipped and we ordered them three days into the season :(

If you email me, we can see whats going on.

Also Kevin, loving the WCD!

-RC

Nick Lawrence 25-01-2014 22:36

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I can confirm this is photoshop. I can tell by the pixels and by seeing many a shop in my time.

Also, this kind of reminds me of a certain 1625 robot...

-Nick

Lightfoot26 25-01-2014 22:52

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Oh Josh.....

Arpan 26-01-2014 10:45

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Quote:

Originally Posted by R.C. (Post 1332350)
If you email me, we can see whats going on.

Also Kevin, loving the WCD!

-RC

Thanks, our head coach emailed vex (where we ordered them from) Thursday and they said that they would ship by the end of the week.
Of course, I don't know if they've actually shipped yet....

Pault 26-01-2014 12:44

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Dr.Gusta (Post 1332335)
It has got to be photoshop because one the bores of the wheels are not facing straight and the wheels are not independently driven (I see a belt). Close but no cigar.

Well, they decided that they didn't want to lose any pushing power because they used mecanums, so they orientated the wheels at 45 degrees so that all of the force would be going straight forward and backwards. In regards to the belt, they originally planned on having 6 seperate gearboxes, but once they realized that their way of mounting the wheels made it so that all the wheels would always be running in the same direction, they got rid of 4 gearboxes and belted the wheels together in order to save weight.

Whippet 26-01-2014 13:22

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I spy either HiGrip FIRST wheels or AM Stealth wheels behind the obviously shopped mecanums...

Clinton Bolinger 26-01-2014 22:03

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Glad to see that you received your parts.

-Clinton-

adammiller3122 26-01-2014 22:44

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another way to prove that it is not legit, is that they would have realized that they installed them wrong.

BBray_T1296 26-01-2014 23:02

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Dr.Gusta (Post 1332335)
It has got to be photoshop because one the bores of the wheels are not facing straight

Obviously they found improved performance with the wheel axis not concentric to the axle

Kevin Kolodziej 30-01-2014 22:03

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You guys are good sports! We figured we would try something new for our 10th anniversary...6 mecanums was just too good to pass up!

Quote:

Originally Posted by R.C. (Post 1332350)

Also Kevin, loving the WCD!

-RC

Thanks! So far we are quite pleased. Rubber hits the carpet tomorrow...


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