[NoodleKnight]

Originally Posted by santosh

I think that slippage is a big issue. That is a big reason why teams are staying away from it. ABout that motors drawing amps thing, couldn't you have something on the controls that the drivr could see so that he doesnt draw too many amps.

I think however, that the driver should be able to control the positioning of the belt BUT, a program could change the position of the belts if the motor is about to kill itself from drawing too many amps. Am I making any snse. It would kinda be like a guided shifting systm howevr it would only shift for you if you were about to kill the system

Wouldn't placing the CVT in a high RPM, lower torque area fix that slipping problem? V-belts and pulleys, or friction plates & wheels would at least hold up in those conditions, or at least stick enough so that the wheels will break traction first, or am I missing something?

I get what you're saying, basically a fail-safe system that will stop the robot from dying. IMO, the point of a CVT is to eliminate the need for driver-interaction with the shifting mechanism and let the computer dynamically control the shifting-ability. But hey, don't let what I'm saying influence your designs, I'm just giving my viewpoint and searching for answers.