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Re: 6/8 Wheel Extra Features

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Originally Posted by PAR_WIG1350 View Post
Sometimes, the drop is slight enough that the center wheels can sink in the carpet a bit and the wheels which are "off the ground" will make slight contact which can degrade performance slightly.
We actually ran into this problem this year. We designed a .125" drop into our 6WD drivetrain, but found that we didn't like the turning once we actually got it running. Swapped out a pair of plactions for a pair of omnis on our competition and practice bots and it worked much better.
I'm not sure what exactly caused it to behave so poorly turning. My guesses were either the drop was insufficient and the wheels still scrubbed because the robot sunk into the carpet, or our chassis flexed, allowing all 6 wheels to contact the ground.
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