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Re: pic: Butterfly Drive

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Originally Posted by Ty Tremblay View Post
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.

When the robot is pushed sideways with its traction wheels down, the friction force resisting being pushed is exerting a torque on the cantilevered output shaft and that could be much higher loading than it'd see in normal operation.
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