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Re: pic: Prototype Drivetrain v2

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Originally Posted by kgzak View Post
I personally like the suspension even if we have a flat surface. Last year the field was flat but at nationals we kept having issues with one or two wheels not touching the ground because of our pick up mechanism which had to touch the ground. There were bumps in the actual field which caused our pickup to touch the ground but our front two wheels did not. I am designing a suspension so this does not happen to us agian. We were using 4 Wheel Drive which is different but the idea is still the same. My design will be for mecanum.
I'm not sure if you're interested, but what I did to solve the solution may be applicable to you guys too. Feel free to be inspired by it.
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