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Unread 04-01-2015, 18:53
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Re: Tank treads

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Originally Posted by Bluejackets View Post
well considering if we do a 4 tread tank drive and the front treads will go up the slope before the body of the robot will and the body of the robot will stay level with the ground with the support of the back treads we can stack a tower of totes on our robot and not worry about the incline and have a device to push the tower of toes onto the scoring platform with ease
Tank treads will not fix this "problem". The instant tread pod (whatever you want to call it) begins ascent of the ramp, the pitch of the frame will change, unless you create a controlled suspension system to level the frame.

Take it from a team that mastered tank treads and still hasn't built them in over a decade - it's not worth it.
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