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Originally Posted by Jared
If I'm pushing on a carpet, number 2 is much easier than number one. If I push on a smooth floor, then the second may be easier. It depends on the surface you're pushing on.
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Precisely, it depends on the surface, hence why modeling this can get complicated, different surfaces interact in unique ways.
Here's some reading that went way over my head that may help understand friction between rough surfaces:
https://workspace.imperial.ac.uk/med...20surfaces.pdf
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Originally Posted by sanddrag
It would be cool if AndyMark and VEX would step up to the plate to put this debate to rest once and for all, with some real scientific testing and published results.
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Why make them do it? Most teams have the resources to test this ourselves. Perhaps we'll do a study of this and publish our results.
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Originally Posted by sanddrag
I've always wondered about the traction of a larger diameter wheel compared to a smaller diameter wheel of the same width. I'd speculate it is more, since the curvature of the wheel approaches a straight line as the diameter approaches infinity.
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You can simulate this without buying huge wheels, just use a pneumatic wheel and test it at varying levels of inflation, the under inflated wheel will likely have better traction in accordance with your theory.