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Re: Question about frame perimeter and wheels
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Originally Posted by mentorDon
Since our team chose to use a "west coast drive system" this year, I would like to ask anyone, what advantage does it really have? The robot still has to have a outer perimeter frame structure for bumper attachments. Why not incorporate that into added support for the wheel axial instead of the cantilevered design? If the robot didn't have to have bumpers, I could see the advantage.
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Have you ever tried turning your robot with 3 pneumatic wheels on a side? Pneumatic wheels (and traction wheels for that matter) don't slide well on carpet. WCD drops the center wheel a bit so the majority of normal force is pivoting on the center wheels.
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