[EWCP]-11-27-11 Drivetrain Design

[Andrew Schreiber]

Originally Posted by Taylor

Good, because I'm curious what Picone thinks of mecanum. He's such a shy fella. (congrats on 2K)

If he's available, I think it would be cool if Ether joined in this cast.

I'd also like to hear how teams determine a suitable weight for their drivetrain - if it's a hard number (i.e. no more than 60 lbs no matter what) or a percentage of their overall estimated design weight.

We are concerned about the number of panelists in this cast. We are constrained by time because we have found that longer casts general dissuade people from listening because not all of it is relevant to their interests.


I will work on a solution so that we can talk about the pros and cons of every drive system in some form or another. One idea is to prerecorded discussions about the major systems (6+ wheel skid steer, crab, H, kiwi, mecanum, hybrids) with experts and posting them as EWCPShorts or something. If you have any ideas feel free to PM me.