Thread: independant 4 wheel drive
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Unread 06-04-2004, 02:43
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Re: independant 4 wheel drive
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Originally Posted by sburro
My team had a 4- wheel drive system that involved linking the front tires with the rear ones with chains. I did notice, though that when the robot went to turn, it "hopped" like a 4-wheel drive truck on a dry day. I myself was going to post a qeustion that asked if anyone had a somution without loosing to much traction?
This is not because of the chains linking. It is because the wheelbase is longer than the track width is wide and there is too much traction.
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