Has anyone driven over the scoring platform with the KOP AM14U2?

[cad321]

Originally Posted by Jacob Bendicksen

We tried it with an old 6" Mecanum robot with 40-50 lbs on one side of the drivetrain, and it barely bottomed out on the edge. Its control board, however, is dropped a little, so from what I've seen, 6" Mecanums should work. Strafing isn't great with that kind of off-center weight, though.

Were these tests performed on the plastic scoring platform or was it done on a wooden one?

[Jacob Bendicksen]

Originally Posted by cad321

Were these tests performed on the plastic scoring platform or was it done on a wooden one?

It was HDPE, the same stuff on the actual field element.

[mrnoble]

We used our 6" Mecanum drive base over the bump last night and this morning. No issues with scraping, but if you go with Mecanum plan on not going over the bump without issue unless you don't have an approach angle greater than about 10 degrees. Once one of the wheels lifts off, it will have difficulty moving at all.

We are also experimenting with WCD, 4" 8 wheels. Unless the belly pan height is increased, I guarantee trouble with high centering.

Not saying that either of these options aren't viable. It shouldn't be too much of an issue to build to meet the constraints, and drivers just need to practice.

[skottmorris]

Anyone considering the AM 4" mecanum wheels? I'm assuming this would not make it over the scoring platform at all because it would be too low.