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Originally Posted by nuggetsyl
I would have to disagree with your logic. You do make a solid point, but by lowering the middle wheel you lose the whole point of making a 6 wheel drive robot. Think of it like tank treads but no messy tread part.  |
I won't repeat all the arguments here, but you can find discussion about it
here, and it would appear that a few of your mentors are quite familiar with 6wd systems. You'll also notice that most well-designed tank tread robots have a middle wheel that's slightly lower than the outer wheels, making it essentially a "lowered wheel" 6wd system
There is nothing here that says this is the ONLY way to do 6wd. Your team is living proof of that. I'm just trying to present the reasoning behind the lowered wheel. Many MANY teams use this design, so they can't all be wrong.