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Originally Posted by thefro526
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I'd be glad to answer anything about this design. I'd offer to send out the CAD, but I don't exactly own the rights to the design of some components. A team I'm currently involved with is considering this system (nearly an analogous design to that one, actually) with some minor changes, and I'm fairly certain a gearbox redesign as well. The Outback system is fantastic, and this is one of the first games since 2004/5 to really want tracks for climbing things.
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Originally Posted by rkelly23
You would need to do some rather extensive thinking about the suspension. Our team is kicking this idea around and my hint is to go look at the mechanical structures of military tanks. Any other comments about tank treads and teams that are planning to use them are highly appreciated.  |
A properly designed track system for robotics use should have a few factors:
-Self tensioning
-Robust
-No need for suspension
-Lightweight
-Very rigid to avoid torsion when turning in place
-High CoF for pushing traction (>1.5 is preferable. Red Linatex is 1.6, IRC)
If you can do all of these, your track system will succeed. Any failures in the above list can lead to some fairly catastrophic breakdowns, and a large cost in belts.