08-13-2014, 10:26 AM
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Roaming GeorgiaFIRST MC
AKA: The Mecanum Man
 FRC #1058 (PVC Pirates) Team Role: Alumni
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Rookie Year: 2008
Location: Clemson, SC
Posts: 456
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Re: Drivetrain Idea - "Box Drive"
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Originally Posted by cbale2000
I actually thought of making a drive system like this, but doing it with traction wheels and have one set actuate up and down to change directions, a bit like some of the octocanum and similar drives do, but with the entire drive module (the benefit being you'd have a sort of omnidirectional drive system with traction wheels).
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Check out 3958 in 2012. They used that exact design, which was successful for them.
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