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Re: Impact of Bumps
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Originally Posted by gblake
Guys,
Nice work - Be careful to pay attention to how a robot will behave when it is propelled by wheel torques instead of pulled by a rope.
The forces the wheels create have different locations and directions than the rope force, and as the robot tilts they vary differently than the rope force varys.
Blake
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Especially with a wide robot. A more narrow robot would be more stable going over the bump.
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