New CVT technology

[Rob2713g]

Originally Posted by Eldarion

What type of CVT was it?

Also, since you seem to know quite a bit about CVTs, is there a way to make one that is hard-linked (i.e. not friction based)?

Thanks!

Originally Posted by 114ManualLabor

CVT's are a very interesting propostion. I have heard of some planetary kind in passing, but never got a chance to hear/research more on it. Does anyone know what at all I could be talking about? It has something to do with the speed of the outside ring gear...

As far as on a FIRST bot, I think it would depend entirely on the game, and the weight of the module. If I could take 10 pounds off by having a single speed, and instead use the 10 pounds on a scoring method, I would. If the module were light enough, It very well could be worth it in the long run.

The Yonge-CVT is hard linked. It is definitely a unique design and seems to be very well researched and thoroughly documented. You can even read his development journal. It looks a little complicated and big for a FIRST robot, but it would be really cool to prototype it.
The main page of his site has links to how a high speed and regular speed CVT would work.