Quote:
Originally Posted by 3175student17
Am I wrong in suggesting that one of the side drive gearboxes gets moved to the back half of the robot to balance the weight to allow for more linear strafing?
|
Interesting point, but the reason I put both the gearboxes in one side of the chassis was because I thought I could just counter balance it with the battery in the other side. Also, it is difficult to power the shafts on the other side of the robot since the VersaDrop prevents mounting directly onto the side channels.
The center channel (with the strafe wheel) is easily movable to be mounted at a different spot, so if the CoM shifts with the upper structure, the entire channel can be moved to match the location.