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Re: pic: FRC488 - 2014 Octocanum Pod - Top

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Originally Posted by pfreivald View Post
Okay, so you're about 1.5 lbs lighter than us, per pod, but (I think?) we have a greater gear reduction (7x) when switching to traction mode.

Thanks for sharing--it's always neat to see other teams' take on the same basic functionality.
Why such a low gear reduction, seems like 488's will be traction limited.

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Originally Posted by Bryce2471 View Post
I'm also curious why you decided to run your belt and gears on the same side of the mecanum wheel. It seems like if you ran the belt on the other side of the module, then your traction mode would have a wider wheel base and the cim shaft would take less side load. I'm sure you have good reasoning for why the module is made this way. I'm just curious to see what your thinking was.
I would guess it is so that they don't have to cut the CIM shafts, if you run them normally the end of the shaft hits the mecanum wheel.
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