Thread: Calculating Wheel Size To Climb
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Unread 17-01-2004, 20:10
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Re: Calculating Wheel Size To Climb
Our robot from last year was able to climb a six inch step with a slight modification. We added two non-driven wheels on the front to lift the front up to the first set of wheels. This was with a four wheel drive system with 8.5" wheels that have lots of traction (go-kart racing slicks). We are planning on going to a 10" pneumatic tire though. We want to smoothly make our way onto the platform, not ram our way up.
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