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Unread 29-04-2009, 19:38
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Re: Winning Drive Train

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Originally Posted by AdamHeard View Post
As for this game, i don't think a definitive answer to what drive test is best exists. 111 was an extremely good dumper with crab drive, but was it the crab that made them effective? I don't think so, I think 111 with a 6 would've been just as effective. Not to mention, even though 111 was extremely good, I think there are some other dumpers out there without crabs that are better in my opinion. 67 and 217 are tied in my head (along with a few others) for being the best robots this year, and both showed they were extremely manueverable with a wide 6 wheel. I imagine they drove that 6 wheel better than a lot of teams drove crabs.
I disagree. The reason 111 was such a good dumper was because of swerve; it simply was not possible to lock them down 1 on 1. They were also able to slide sideways and keep the front of their robot oriented toward the trailer. If there was any one thing I could have changed about our robot this year, it would have been the addition of swerve drive (besides, we actually came at weight this year...)

If you watch 1717's videos, they had a trick where they could go face to face with another robot, then slide around to hit them on the side. This is especially useful because for robots like ours and 1717, if we get you on the side we will fill your trailer. Unless you have fans or swerve, it simply is not possible to break out of one of us pushing the side before we empty our screw into the trailer.
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