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Originally Posted by DeepWater
Our team started with a setup exactly like this (from Greg's post - sorry I don't know how to include his thumbnail in the reply) but quickly ran into issues on the ramp. When the bot would go over the peak at the top of the ramp the chains would drag. We have redesigned and are now using a setup similar to the previous post (black drawing). Watch out for you chain clearance on the peak of the ramp. |
Now you may consider this a problem but over the years my team has used this as a feature. I know in our 2001 robot when it was still legal to touch the ground with metal, our robot had skid plates on top of its chain. When the robot went over a 2 by 4 on the carpet the chain would actually carry the robot over it like a tread. Now of course its illegal to touch the field with metal. So two years ago we used V-belts to power transfer from the front to rear wheels. We added skid plates on top to help the robot get up over the 12" step. So its a feature to keep in mind.
