Team 4096 Grasshopper Drive design

[Abhishek R]

Originally Posted by msigalov

Your drivetrain was the inspiration for our design, hence the most likely incorrect grasshopper name. We wanted to avoid tensioning, but we will try to figure out how to vertically actuate the strafe wheel. Would it need to be actuated when we are strafing, or whenever it is in h drive?

We only actuated it when we were strafing. I'll try and post a pic if I can. There's a bit of lag between the time the driver hits the button and the robot actually starts strafing. If you can, the 148 method of actuation via the torque of the gearbox itself is probably better. I saw 987 used that system this year too, maybe someone from one of their teams may chime in on how it worked in more detail. (They may have posted elsewhere on CD about it too.) Either way, it doesn't need to be actuated when you're in H drive all the time, only when you're strafing.