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Re: Sharp Wheels
Posted by Dave at 1/23/2001 2:02 PM EST
Other on team #308, Robo Stars, from Alumni from Walled Lake Western and TRW. In Reply to: Re: Sharp Wheels Posted by Joe Ross on 1/23/2001 12:20 PM EST: As being from Team 308 last year, I'll comment really quick on the wheels. They started out as circular disks, and we machined out the groves, leaving us with teath. I can't remember all the specifics on them, but they didn't come to a point. They still had lots of traction since the edge of each tooth was pretty sharp, and we didn't tear up the carpet at all. Dave Hurt dmhurt@mtu.edu : : 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 |
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