Team 3026 Orange Crush is proud to present MecaTrak.
MecaTrak is a revolutionary and never before seen dual drive train that gives us the agility of mecanum wheels but by deploying two air cylinders it drops a set of custom made tracks to give us the needed power and traction for defenses and robot to robot challenges. The tracks are made of #35 attachment chain with riveted pads attached to the chain.
We started development in October 2015 and went through several iterations of prototypes before the final product made its way onto the competition bot.
Link to October 2015 Prototype
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JImlM7Ed-Y
Youtube Video of MecaTrak
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2TWEV4n0wQ
MecaTrak Specs
Mecanum- 6 inch Andy Mark mecanum wheels
- Speed - 15 feet per second
Tracks- Lifts the robot .5 inches off of the mecanum wheels
- #35 attachment chain with riveted pads
- Pads can hold a box at 25 degrees
- Speed – 8 feet per second
