Thread: Swerve Concept
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Re: Swerve Concept

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Originally Posted by Bryce Paputa View Post
On a deformable surface like carpet, the n mu approximation isn't a valid assumption, he'd pretty much need to test it himself with his wheel setup in order to figure out how friction would be effected. With a rough top tread I would think you would get more friction, but probably not with a smooth vex wheel, but this is just a guess.
Do you know of any quantitative data that teams have collected about this with different wheels/treads? I have been unable to find any.