Quote:
Originally Posted by Caleb Sykes
20fps is pretty fast, unless you have a shifter, consider choosing a slower top speed in order to get higher acceleration.
|
I agree, we've ordered two gearing options.. 15 ft/s and 20 ft/s... I don't think we'll be seeing 20 ft/s being super useful..
I do have a question, we're using a single reduction clamp gearbox overall 3.8:1 ratio, and the torque load seems to be about 2.8... while each CIM has a stall torque of 2.22--- I believe this is an issue... but also I'm not super familiar with stall torque... is it correlated to the torque load?
Quote:
Originally Posted by Electronica1
If you can't do swerve, octocanum, nonadrive or butterfly drive, then you should stick with skid steer and focus on compensating for the less maneuverability.
|
For the most part I agree with you.
One of the discussions we had while choosing our d-train was in regards to the precision required to place the gear.
I believe that butterfly or octanum would be ideal for this game, and it's relatively simple w/ COTS from VEX or very simple machining with a mill.
One of the counterpoints our students presented for defense was that, even if you have a tank drive and you're trying to place a gear, an opposing bot can knock you off of alignment as well. I think their reasoning to use mecanum wheels was to more easily avoid robots, and quickly align.