pic: Team 67's Wheels

[CD47-Bot]

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[tkwetzel]

What is the tread material on the wheel on the left?

[Pat McCarthy]

I believe that it is some kind of neoprene tread. Not 100% sure, i'll check and edit this post accordingly.

[iamnafets]

You need spinners on those things (hubcaps that are separate from the drivetrain and spin independently)...so cool... On a separate note, is there a specific reason for that design? Is it most structurally sound, looks cool...what?

[Rickertsen2]

Nicee!!!!! I love to see stuff like this. Go all out!

[Pat McCarthy]

Mostly, the reason they are designed like that is to cut down on weight; secondly to look cool! The wheel on the right (2004) is about half the weight as the 2003 wheel. I'll try to get justin on CD again to give his opinion/facts about the wheels..

Me, Justin (MiniD67), and a bunch of students and mentors think it would be cool to have spinners on the bot, but I don't think they'd hold up too well in competition... Sweet wheel design Rickertsen2!

[Rickertsen2]

Originally Posted by PCPat

Me, Justin (MiniD67), and a bunch of students and mentors think it would be cool to have spinners on the bot, but I don't think they'd hold up too well in competition... Sweet wheel design Rickertsen2!

That would be SOOO incredibly cool i can not even put it in words. You really should do this. It wouldn't be TOO hard to build them. Sure its weight and all but spinners are far more important than the rest of you drive train, your manipulator(s) etc... If it breaks in competition then just rip it off. I don't know how you would get the one way bearing things o work. I think SDP-SI might sell them.

Originally Posted by PCPat

Sweet wheel design Rickertsen2!

Thanks! The only problem is they are heavy, although they could be made much lighter. But hey, it was more the product of my boredom than an actual design.

[David66]

from a technical standpoint, how the heck are you getting onto the platform? judgiing from the pics i'd say those rae no more than 8 inches in diameter....please correct me if im wrong....or if you have some super cool secretthing like HOT always does just tell me to shhh and ill wait til the GLR.

[Cory]

You dont need to use wheels to get onto the platform

Cory

[Pat McCarthy]

Who needs wheels... we can fly!

[Mini-D67]

Hey guys, thanks for the comments on the wheels. I designed the wheels based off of several real world wheels that I liked. I basically made my own version out of 2 or 3, then edited them to make them as storng as possible. Nearer to the end of the build season when we see where we're at weight-wise (might not have any left! ) I'm going to see about making some brake disc/caliper simulators... just for that added cool factor


As for the issue of getting on the platform ( they're 6 1/4in, BTW), ya'll will just have to wait and see what we've come up with... you'll be quite suprised I think.