Thread: tank or go-cart style steering?
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Depends on the strategy
Posted by Ken Leung at 1/11/2001 3:50 AM EST


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In Reply to: tank or go-cart style steering?
Posted by Daniel Garmendia on 1/10/2001 11:26 PM EST:



Well, it is really up to what your robot is designed to do. If you want a robust drive train to push goals around and go up the ramp, or push robot on stretchers to the end zone, you probably don't need maneuverability, then the tank will suite you well. But, if you are planning to go pick up balls, either small or big, and try to chase after the goals to put balls in, then you want a lot of maneuverability so you are just floating around the field, doing whatever delicate turn or even sideway move you want, then tank drive is probably not your cup of tea. One thing I know about tank drive is that it is not hard to build a reliable one. So, the most important issue to figure out is you robot's function. You may want the robot to do everything, but chance are, that will be too hard to accomplish. Pick what the robot is going to do, and build the device behind that robot.


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