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Unread 07-12-2005, 18:42
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Re: Variable Diameter Wheels

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Originally Posted by alphastryk
Our team (1002) has actually been looking into the hemispherical wheels thing since we figured it out over the summer, but we haven't figured out how to get the wheels to have enough friction to move the robot, but little enough that the ratio can change.
Given that the ratio change -- or pivot -- of the hemisphere is going to happen under power, isn't that motion effectively the same as rotating another wheel? If so, I don't see that generating sufficient friction is any more a concern here than it is to any conventional drivetrain.
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