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Unread 04-04-2006, 03:35
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Re: reusing drive design

We (357) stuck with our mechanum wheels this year but used 9 rollers per wheel instead of 6, redesigned the rollers to have a hard inner core for durability and a soft outer layer for traction, and also mounted one set of the wheels on a pivot to make sure that all four wheel came in contact with the ground at all times. Our record this year so far is 16-4-0, and the modifications really helped achieve that.

I gues my vote is that if you can make it better, go for it.
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