A new drivetrain Idea?

[Michael Leicht]

Originally Posted by Arefin Bari

Wouldn't the casters drag on the floor/carpet while you are moving sideways?

hey, fin
What about a ball caster? They reduce the movement that a normal caster has. Page 1224 of Mcmaster Carr is a threaded stem ball caster.

[Arefin Bari]

Originally Posted by punkrawker303

hey, fin
What about a ball caster? They reduce the movement that a normal caster has. Page 1224 of Mcmaster Carr is a threaded stem ball caster.

Team 108 used them back in 2005, I didn't like them too much because that robot was used on the field as well as outside to do programming. All the sand and stuff from the carpet got stuck with the ball and later on the ball started to get jammed. Mike, I thought you knew me better, I don't like to use casters.

[KenWittlief]

Originally Posted by punkrawker303

hey, fin
What about a ball caster?

all castors can pivot or roll in any direction. Thats what a castor is.

If it cant go sideways, its called a wheel! [ºiº]

[Billfred]

Originally Posted by KenWittlief

all castors can pivot or roll in any direction. Thats what a castor is.

If it cant go sideways, its called a wheel! [ºiº]

This may be true, but a ball caster doesn't have to pivot before it can roll (something we found out the hard way when our autonomous kept just missing the mark in 2004). It's just one less thing to have to worry about in programming; we've had enough to worry about this year!