VIDEO of our bot moving

Sam2197 · #1 05-01-2009, 20:52

can you post pics of when you did.

kirtar · #2 05-01-2009, 20:55

I'll try to see if we can do it again, the robot's been put in the closet for now while we do design. We didn't take any video or pictures that I know of. I can say that it was actually difficult to get it to move since the wheels would slip pretty readily for us. By the way you can kind of kick it around transversely relatively easily.

Sam2197 · #3 05-01-2009, 20:56

ok are you guys planning on going the narrow or wide orientation

Darkcrosbone · #4 05-01-2009, 21:01

we were thinking more of wide

Sam2197 · #5 05-01-2009, 21:02

thats what we're doing. we talked to the teacher for physics at our school and he said that it would be really hard to turn in the long and narrow orientation

Darkcrosbone · #6 05-01-2009, 21:09

well the long and narrow makes you drift a ton will turning and that is a very good tool for turning

comphappy · #7 05-01-2009, 21:11

Just so you know there is a big difference between that tile and the stuff they are actually using, we tested it.

Darkcrosbone · #8 05-01-2009, 21:13

How different is it? could you send some sort of video or something?

Collin Fultz · #9 05-01-2009, 21:18

Have you done a test to see what CoF you have between the bot and the floor? A fish scale and some simple math can give you that number. I agree with some of the above posts, based on our robot tonight (150 and about 100 lbs, short and wide and skinny and long) you will skid quite a bit on the true surface. Good luck!

Paul Copioli · #10 05-01-2009, 21:20

All,

In addition, it is way different with the trailer. We had the same reaction when we just drove around our robot with no trailer. Then we built the trailer ... It is painful to turn that thing ... realy painful.

We also have the real floor and tile has at least double the CoF than the real floor. I will try to get video posted by tomorrow evening.

Paul

synth3tk · #11 05-01-2009, 21:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paul Copioli

All,

In addition, it is way different with the trailer. We had the same reaction when we just drove around our robot with no trailer. Then we built the trailer ... It is painful to turn that thing ... realy painful.

We also have the real floor and tile has at least double the CoF than the real floor. I will try to get video posted by tomorrow evening.

Paul

Thanks a lot, that would be a HUGE help to everyone, to see a robot driving on the real floor with a trailer hitched.

Darkcrosbone · #12 05-01-2009, 21:26

yes that would be HUGE please get it posted ASAP

RoboGeek99 · #13 05-01-2009, 21:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paul Copioli

All,

In addition, it is way different with the trailer. We had the same reaction when we just drove around our robot with no trailer. Then we built the trailer ... It is painful to turn that thing ... realy painful.

We also have the real floor and tile has at least double the CoF than the real floor. I will try to get video posted by tomorrow evening.

Paul

By real floor do u mean the regalif (or whatever its called)

Paul Copioli · #14 05-01-2009, 22:21

By real floor I mean the actual Glasteel brand 0.090" FRP with pebbled finish found at Home Depot.

Sam2197 · #15 05-01-2009, 22:36

how much was each sheet of that stuff

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