What r possible drive systems under these circumstances?

[Bryan Herbst]

Since I have no experience with the material, or much insight into friction and traction, I will list a brief summary of available options.

Wheels-
2,3,4, and 6 are all possibilities I believe we will be seeing. From what I have been hearing, 6 will be far more popular than past years.

Drive-
Arcade, Tank, swerve, [4wd], [2wd].
Coming from someone who lives in a snow- and ice-plagued area, front wheel drive will probably work better than rear-wheel, with all-wheel being ideal. I would definitely not recommend swerve drive this year.


You are correct that it is more limited than past years, but there are still plenty of options.

[Stuart]

. . Any thing your Imagination can come up with!!! . . as long as there isn't a rule against it.

[gorrilla]

Originally Posted by Tanis

Since I have no experience with the material, or much insight into friction and traction, I will list a brief summary of available options.

Wheels-
2,3,4, and 6 are all possibilities I believe we will be seeing. From what I have been hearing, 6 will be far more popular than past years.

Drive-
Arcade, Tank, swerve, [4wd], [2wd].
Coming from someone who lives in a snow- and ice-plagued area, front wheel drive will probably work better than rear-wheel, with all-wheel being ideal. I would definitely not recommend swerve drive this year.


You are correct that it is more limited than past years, but there are still plenty of options.

i would say, that having FWD with rear wheel steering(if not AWD with front wheel steering) would be good, because you can use the brake feature on the jaguars to lock the wheels

[joeweber]

I was thinking of balancing the robot on two drive wheels and letting the trailer keep it up right and than steer the drive wheels and if you angle the rear bumpers out to not allow the trailer to pivot. Doing this instead of driving a car with a trailer you are driving a pick up truck.

[amos229]

Originally Posted by Tanis

Arcade, Tank, swerve, [4wd], [2wd].
Coming from someone who lives in a snow- and ice-plagued area, front wheel drive will probably work better than rear-wheel, with all-wheel being ideal. I would definitely not recommend swerve drive this year.

Front wheel drive vehicles are only better in snow because the engine is locaed over your drive wheels therefore the force normal is greater in comparison to rear wheel drive where there is far less weight on them. Hence its not a matter of front wheel drive or rear wheel robot but a mattter of weight distrubution