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FRC #2399 (The Fighting Unicorns)
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Re: pic: FRC 2399 2016 Robot

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Originally Posted by cbale2000 View Post
Why the omni wheels? It would seem to be that you would have no control over when the omnis were touching the ground, because any time you cross a defense the configuration will change. Couldn't this lead to inconsistent traction on the drive base?
You're right; our wheels flip while going over obstacles and we have don't have a way to control it. However, we prototyped and tested with all three wheels as traction as well as two traction and one omni. We decided on this configuration because it gives us more maneuverability, and after adding (somewhat excessive) weight to our prototype, it became difficult for us to turn.


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Looks nice! Any video of it driving/traversing defenses?
Here you go!
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