08-01-2014, 11:24
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Passionate FIRST-er, CD donor
AKA: Gerry
 FRC #0578 (Red Raider Robotics) Team Role: Mentor
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Rookie Year: 2008
Location: Rochester, NY
Posts: 256
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Re: 2014 KOP Chassis OMNI wheel location
A 6WD with drop center is already very good at turning in place, and still has fair traction for going forward and resisting a sideways push.
If you want to put some omni wheels into a 6WD, I wouldn't recommend putting them in the center. That would reduce your traction in both directions, and wouldn't really help much with turning.
If you really want to maximize your ability to turn in place, and are willing to sacrifice some traction, you could put the omnis in the four corners. The tradeoff doesn't seem worthwhile to me, but then I don't know your robot strategy.
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R3: Red Raider Robotics (FRC Team 578)
Fairport, NY, USA
www.FairportRobotics.org
2016 Finger Lakes Regional: Semifinalist on Alliance 7 (1128, 2010, 578)
2016 NYC Regional: Finalist on Alliance 3 (3419, 578, 3017), 4th seed team, Team Spirit Award
2015 Finger Lakes Regional: 8-3-0 in qualification, 7th seed, Quarterfinalist
2014 NY Tech Valley Regional: 8-4-0 in qualification, 13th seed, Semifinalist
2013 Finger Lakes Regional: 4-5-0 in qualification, 26th seed, Alliance 6, 1-2 in tournament
2012 Buckeye Regional: Gracious Professionalism Award, 7-3-0, 14th seed
2011 Finger Lakes Regional: Engineering Inspiration Award
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