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Re: pic: FRC488 Octocanum.
Nice to see someone try this, I've been thinking about this kinda of drive system for a year or so. We developed a CAD of this system ourselves during the offseason, but never got the time to build it. The main concern that I had with this system was the side loading of the 'swing arms' that the traction wheels are mounted on. I would be concerned with the loading on the swing arm when trying to turn with the traction wheels down. We had designed for delrin blocks on either side of the 'swing arm' to transfer those loads to the frame. From my understanding 148 had similar problems with this last year, I'm sure JVN could elaborate more on that. Good luck with it!
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