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Originally Posted by ratdude747
crazy kicker/nona drive? not bad.
guy from less-veteran team n00b question: how do you shift those dewalts? manually between matches?
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Not sure of the terms you used, but we've been calling it a "lateral drive".
Dewalts can be shifted with servos, or pnuematics.
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Originally Posted by KleinKid
Has other wheels than those 4 visible? I'm guessing that there are at least two running perpendicular to the first 6 ran by the third CIM. Are you worried about being pushed around at contest seeing that your only going to have a maximum of two cims driving your robot? I know my team is planning on getting all 4 on the main drive train with the cimple boxes. ( Which are loud but i think they need more greasing)
I am truly jealous of your practice field. I've been working on my teams 1/4 version for two days now and still have another day of work to finish it up.
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Not concerned about being pushed around too much. The dewalts in 2nd gear are a pretty even match with this year's KOP gearboxes. The 2 motor drivetrain in 2nd lacks pushing power, but ideally we'll be quick enough to avoid the situation. In first gear, pushing back shouldn't be an issue.
Here's a video of our early prototype:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mu5OeR3HkW8
and a better view:
We're very fortunate our sponsor, Nypro, provides the room for a near-competition size field.