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Originally Posted by ToddF
This testing was primarily to see if our standard drop would work, or if we were in for a redesign. The tire pressures are whatever they ended up when pumping up with a hand bicycle pump. Next step is to use a compressor with a real pressure gauge. We'll play with the pressures in the center vs outside wheels to see how that effects the current draw when rotating in place. I can confirm that these wheels definitely scrub more than Colson wheels. We have Colsons on the way, too, and could switch to those, but we're liking the shock absorption of the pneumatic tires.
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Yeah, we tried the hard rubber first and I don't think many of us were fans. I have a couple reservations around us diving headfirst into the school of WCD design for this years drivetrain. The ability to absorb shock with those wheels and a couple other mechanical tricks we are looking at to assuage my fears should do the trick. We did some of this work too, but I'm pretty sure the only video anyone got today was me eating chili near the drill press.
Also our 2012 wheeled shooter is in a cold dark circle of hell along with our MK Is for 2013 shooter actuation, 2014 drive, and 2015... everything. We're kicking around some blue sky plans to solve the inevitable ball consistency problem; I can only imagine the damage some robots are going to inflict on them this year.