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Originally Posted by Chris is me
when this is in traction mode, there will be quite the bending moment placed on the omni wheel output shaft. It's just an order of magnitude more load than a regular WCD output shaft would have to deal with since the module is effectively a very long moment arm.
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Wouldn't this be the best case scenario for this design since most of the force is transferred into the frame via the pneumatic cylinder? Or have I just been working too many night shifts?
(Awesome PPT force diagram below)
Either way, I don't think the lever arm for the bending moment on the cantilevered shaft changes since the force isn't any farther away from the frame rail.
