Thread: do tracks and wheels together make a better robot?
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Unread 01-14-2006, 09:17 PM
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Re: do tracks and wheels together make a better robot?
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Originally Posted by Henry_222
Ken,
I would like to thank you for finally bringing this into the light. I am pretty frustrated with teams that design drive-trains based on poor physics beliefs. From treads to unnecessary three motor drive trains...
Anyway, knowing vectors of force and co-efficients of friction are HUGE keys to building a competitive robot.

-Henry
i'm curious about what you mean by 'poor physics beliefs'. both of those examples have valid reasoning behind them. and i'm pretty confident that their designers have at least a rudimentary grasp of Co.F. and vectors.
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