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Originally Posted by Jared W
As team leader of FVC #3228, I would like to add to our mentor's question.
For our robot, we had to put zipties on our single tank tread because the tank tread couldn't apply enough pressure to the balls to prevent them from slipping back down. If we lowered the height of the tank treads to add more pressure, then the balls couldnt get past the manipulator (front of the tank tread that had the wheel)..
Any secrets there? Or just extra tight tank treads?
Also, I was wondering about the bumper switch on the top of the tower, what is it's purpose?
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No secret at all, if you look at the picture closely you will notice the tank treads do in fact have zip ties on them. So it works just like yours. A suggestion: our extensive experimenting with tank treads has taught us that super tight tank treads cause nothing but bent drive shafts...as in they don't work.
The bump switch is used to limit the motion of the arm, it is used in autonomous mode. The standoff beam slides over the bump switch, pressing it down, when it reaches a certain height.