2 truck drive train

[Clark Gilbert]

Would this be like a swiveling chassis like you see on farm and construction equpiment?

I remember a few robots in that past that implemented this idea. I can only find one though, for some reason I'm thinking another one was blue colored.

Just curious.

2002 - 235



Edit: Forget the question I noticed your reply about how it works.

[tkwetzel]

Would this be like a swiveling chassis like you see on farm and construction equpiment?

I remember a few robots in that past that implemented this idea. I can only find one though, for some reason I'm thinking another one was blue colored.

Just curious.

2002 - 235

It is similar to 235's design, but much more agile. 235's design has a limited turn radius, because their tracks can not all become parallel. The angle of each set of tracks relative to each other will be the limit on the turning radius for 235's bot. In this design, you can make each set of wheels turn 360 degrees to where you want the positioned. With an unlimited reign of wheel position, you can do point-turns, or swerve. It is a very agile system, that I believe is only beat by omni-directional bots.

[ggoldman]

You could just do a drum drive instead of two wheels.

Basically, there is one Drum that powers your robot and it can be turned in any direction. It has alot of traction because it can be made a long length.

For maximum efficiency though, I would just have one set of the truck, because two are not needed for this situation. The only reason why you would need the second set is stability (and the casters handle that).

Looks Good though!!

Gabe