View Single Post
  #12   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 20-12-2015, 08:46
GeeTwo's Avatar
GeeTwo GeeTwo is offline
Technical Director
AKA: Gus Michel II
FRC #3946 (Tiger Robotics)
Team Role: Mentor
 
Join Date: Jan 2014
Rookie Year: 2013
Location: Slidell, LA
Posts: 3,570
GeeTwo has a reputation beyond reputeGeeTwo has a reputation beyond reputeGeeTwo has a reputation beyond reputeGeeTwo has a reputation beyond reputeGeeTwo has a reputation beyond reputeGeeTwo has a reputation beyond reputeGeeTwo has a reputation beyond reputeGeeTwo has a reputation beyond reputeGeeTwo has a reputation beyond reputeGeeTwo has a reputation beyond reputeGeeTwo has a reputation beyond repute
Re: pic: Robo Riot 3418 practice robot

Quote:
Originally Posted by lark95 View Post
I havent really noticed anything weird. I have notice that it does not strafe very well no matter what.
Assuming that you consider the battery to be at the back (or front) of the robot, that makes sense. Most of the weight is on the two "side" wheels, which point mostly forward/back, so you can get good forces in the forward/reverse direction. When trying to go sideways, half of the force should normally be coming from the "nose" wheel, but as it is carrying little weight, it cannot generate as much force.

As these wheels will have a higher CoF on carpet, I would expect better performance, including when strafing.
__________________

If you can't find time to do it right, how are you going to find time to do it over?
If you don't pass it on, it never happened.
Robots are great, but inspiration is the reason we're here.
Friends don't let friends use master links.
Reply With Quote