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Re: [Ri3D] The Greenhorns

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Originally Posted by jeremylee View Post
Very cool. Did you still have drop center?
Yes and it was incredibly annoying to work with. We decided to keep 6 omni wheels because 4 wouldn't give us the clearance necessary to get over the bump. Because we had the drop center with strafe when we weren't moving our robot would balance and wouldn't be able to move because the drive wheels didn't have enough traction (our strafe wheel was 3/16" lower than our outside wheels). We solved with by making the front of our Robot ridiculously heavy (battery+ almost all mechanical components). We didn't think we had enough time to put the center wheel on a pneumatic cylinder which is what I would recommend for teams who are looking to do a slide drive. Don't do slide with drop center!
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