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Originally Posted by eagle33199
Using standard tank drive, where all wheels are the same height, leads to trouble turning.... As the robot turns, you'll realize that the wheels have to move sideways (called scrub). This motion is high friction, and reduces your ability to turn quickly or sharply.
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Originally Posted by Trent B
it takes an incredible amount of torque to rotate a 4WD system due to the long wheel base
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A force calculator (and, for those interested in the physics, a complete explanation with the equations) can be found
here.
IMO the main idea behind FIRST is for the mentors and students to work together to produce a machine that the students could never have produced on their own. - Tim Sharp [more] 
31-10-2011, 23:45
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