Mecanum Suspensions

[JESTER357]

as soon as i get a picture i will give post it .... but a team that i am pretty sure used independant suspension for each wheel is trinity team 40. if u want video on how it did .. you might not be able to tell the difference but we went to the florida regional, drexel and champ. which are both supported by soap. i will get pictures of our frame asap


http://www.soap.circuitrunners.com/2006/movies/florida/ florida
http://www.soap.circuitrunners.com/2006/movies/philly/ drexel
http://www.soap.circuitrunners.com/2...es/archimedes/ champs

[eshteyn]

Personally i think, that if your are going for a high maneuverable drive system that does not really have that much grip to it, it would help to have an adjustable suspension because then you can shift the center of gravity and put more weight on a wheel or a set of wheel, which would increase traction. However if the weight of the suspension takes away from you a key scoring ability then it is not worth the time, effort, or weight

[Veselin Kolev]

remember when you weld a frame, it warps because of thermal expansion. In 2005 my team had a frame with a lot of welds. Did one side first, flipped over and did the other side. When it cooled down, it was slightly cuved upward. Didn't matter much, but imagine if it curved the corners up? A mecanum bot with a frame like that would not drive very straight.