View Single Post
  #8   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 18-10-2012, 01:31
DampRobot's Avatar
DampRobot DampRobot is offline
Physics Major
AKA: Roger Romani
FRC #0100 (The Wildhats) and FRC#971 (Spartan Robotics)
Team Role: College Student
 
Join Date: Jan 2012
Rookie Year: 2010
Location: Stanford University
Posts: 1,277
DampRobot has a reputation beyond reputeDampRobot has a reputation beyond reputeDampRobot has a reputation beyond reputeDampRobot has a reputation beyond reputeDampRobot has a reputation beyond reputeDampRobot has a reputation beyond reputeDampRobot has a reputation beyond reputeDampRobot has a reputation beyond reputeDampRobot has a reputation beyond reputeDampRobot has a reputation beyond reputeDampRobot has a reputation beyond repute
Re: AndyMark HiGrip Wheels

My main concern with using these would be their CoF. I really have a hard time believing that they can be just as grippy as roughtop tread, especially on carpet. It just seems like both the geometry (small squares compared to a velcro like arrangement) and the material (fairly "slidey" plastic versus "sticky" rubber) won't allow these wheels to live up to their name.

Also, I wonder if these would experience stress or fatigue failures. It seems like this thread disproves this problem, but I have heard of placation wheels (which seem to use a similar design) experiencing this type of failure.
__________________
The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be lighted.

-Plutarch