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one idea we almost did...
Posted by Anton Abaya at 1/23/2001 12:45 PM EST


Coach on team #419, Rambots, from UMass Boston / BC High and NONE AT THE MOMENT! .


In Reply to: Re: Sharp Wheels
Posted by Joe Ross on 1/23/2001 12:20 PM EST:



: : In addidition to doing four-wheel drive, we are thinking of making some wheels out of metal, which would be similar to a gear, but with points. Would this be allowed, or would FIRST dq it because it could damage the carpet?

: My initial reaction was that FIRST would probably DQ you if you used something like gears for wheels, but then I remembered a team (308) last year did use gears for wheels. See the picture below. Basically you would need to test it and see if it damages the carpet. I don't think FIRST would DQ you just for using gears, but they will definetly test to see if they damage the carpet.

: : Any other ideas to get more traction would be appreciated too!

: There have been to recent discussions that I can remember about what you can do to gain traction.

: http://www.chiefdelphi.com/wwwboard/...2001/1932.html
: http://www.chiefdelphi.com/wwwboard/...2001/1023.html

: I hope this helps and good luck on your design.

: Joe Ross
: Beach Bot, Team 330


we almost did this idea for a wheel this year and it may be of interest to you.

the plan was to get the biggest sprockets we could get (60 teeth) and mount some angle aluminum around the wheel and putting some kind of rubber material (found in small parts) on them to make contact with the carpet. With this idea, we eliminated the need for hubs and just chained the sprockets which doubled as our wheel.

-anton
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