pic: 1710's Recycle Rush Chassis

[Jpatterson1710]

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[AdamHeard]

It's still week 1.... not too late to ditch those casters!

You'll get a much more predictable drive if you pull them, even if you just switch them to unpowered omnis.

[Breakaway3937]

I think I know where you are going with your design.... Anyway, have you tried the caster wheels on the edge of the scoring ramp. We use casters as part of our prototyping for quick chassis builds and the casters always want to go down the ramp and when you are driving parallel to the ramp, you will be scrubbing your wheels causing a lot on inconsistency in you drive. Just want to throw our testing out there. Good luck with the rest of your design. You have a good start!

[Jpatterson1710]

We have some programming in place to make the casters easily controllable. We did drive this chassis before it was stripped back down the the basics. I'm confident in the chassis and our driver. And, believe me, unless you have some inside information, this chassis will tell you nothing about our strat or design.

[Jpatterson1710]

After prototyping and a design review by our mentors, we WILL be playing offense this year,

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=126704

^(Link to story)^

[Arpan]

Originally Posted by Jpatterson1710

We have some programming in place to make the casters easily controllable. We did drive this chassis before it was stripped back down the the basics.

Why, though, when omnis will accomplish the same effect without the added weirdness?

[HerbertTreff]

In 2013 we tried to used casters, but due to their inconsistencies while driving we sub for a huge chunk of shaved down of HDPE for a sort of stand. we found they worked great and just slid across the carpet.

[ThunderousPrime]

Originally Posted by Jpatterson1710

We have some programming in place to make the casters easily controllable. We did drive this chassis before it was stripped back down the the basics. I'm confident in the chassis and our driver. And, believe me, unless you have some inside information, this chassis will tell you nothing about our strat or design.

Your code affecting the driven wheels right? I don't see anything hooked up to the castors in that picture.

[AdamHeard]

Originally Posted by Jpatterson1710

We have some programming in place to make the casters easily controllable. We did drive this chassis before it was stripped back down the the basics. I'm confident in the chassis and our driver. And, believe me, unless you have some inside information, this chassis will tell you nothing about our strat or design.

Please elaborate.

[IronicDeadBird]

Going to have to mirror what everyone else is saying I'd rather see a pair of skis on the front of that then casters. Not to knock your work though. Fantastic job!

[IndySam]

Casters are evil and should be avoided at all cost.
If I see them on a robot they are almost automatically removed from my pick list.

[Gregor]

Originally Posted by IndySam

Casters are evil and should be avoided at all cost.
If I see them on a robot they are almost automatically removed from my pick list.

While I think that's a good idea for most games, and I would almost never choose castors myself for a drivetrain, I don't think that's a fair bias to have this year.

This year needs to be approached differently in every aspect of it, including alliance selection. Don't let years of bias creep into this year, when some things actually don't matter.

If 1710 scores more points that x 6 wheel tank, or y 4 wheel mecanum (and fills the void that my alliance needs), I'll pick them.

[JorgeReyes]

How large is the traction wheel and how many wheels are there per side?

[nighterfighter]

Obviously the 2 separate chassis combine together to form one large chassis!

With a large rectangle void in the middle, perfect for storing and stacking rectangular objects....

[Jpatterson1710]

Originally Posted by nighterfighter

Obviously the 2 separate chassis combine together to form one large chassis!

That would be interesting. Blue bot will be for drive practice, black bot goes in the bag.