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Re: Coefficient of Friction Testing
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Originally Posted by JVN View Post
I just published a post which highlights my method for calculating the coefficient of friction for robotic drivetrain systems.



See full post here.

So this brings up my next question...
Who actually bothers to do this?

Does anyone? Is it just me?
Does your team have their own method?
Does your team just trust the manufacturer's specs?
Do you even care, or do you just say "this is grippy as heck" and not bother?

Please share.

Originally posted here.
Wow the timing of this post is funny because I have been trying to decide if I should simulate one wheel or a whole system, and I'm still somewhat conflicted. My problem is that one side goes faster than the other and I cannot figure out how to simulate this properly. I know there is latency involved, I suspect this is just load mostly and I suspect the mass count on each side is different. If I attempt to correct the heading too aggressively I get a fish tale effect that oscillates and I don't like having to back off the corrections interval as a solution.