6 wd, what wheels to power

23-01-2011, 10:16

Billfred

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Re: 6 wd, what wheels to power

By powering all six wheels, 100% of your robot weight will be on driven wheels. This will, in most every case, improve your ability to push another robot.

(For more fun, you might want to spend a bit of time playing with JVN's excellent mechanical design calculator. While not a substitute for Really Knowing What You're Doing, it can find some interesting attributes of your planned design.)

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