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Re: pic: Team 148 - 2011 - Raptor

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Originally Posted by sdcantrell56 View Post
Why did you decide to ditch the drop down perpendicular omni wheel this year? I would think strafing would be the only upside to this whole switching drivetrain
From the blog on the drive module, he states that there is a reduction through gears and another through chain. This essential provides a two speed transmission with two different driving characteristics. This will allow for a change of speed and torque. The omni-wheels still provide more degrees of freedom for the robot to move in, than IFI traction wheels.

There are plenty of advantages to this system. I really like this system and hope to develop something similar in the off-season.

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