Six or four wheels

[aaeamdar]

here. Please search before you post. Thanks![/quote]

Starke,

The link you provided only discusses the physics of traction, while the OP is asking for a more general discussion.

To answer your original question, foxdend, there is no best solution for every team. Some teams will have greater access to technical mentors, machine shops, money for parts, etc., that will give them options that teams without these resources simply don't have. That said, here is my recommendation: unless you have *really* solid grounds to think that six wheels will provide a significant maneuverability advantage, stick to four. Adding two extra wheels (unnecessarily) complicates your drive train. First, with six wheels, keeping all the wheels level is an issue. Second, you have to decide which wheels to drive, and if it's all of them, that's yet more stuff to do for your drive train/chassis team. So short answer, stick to four wheels.

Best of luck this year,
Paul

[quote=Starke340;797569]This is already being discussed

[megaman_22201]

please everyone keep in mind that when you are making design decisions you take into account that in the game you will ALWAYS have a trailer attached to your robot in the matches.

this will add an extra 40 pounds to your robot AND an extra set of wheels.

hope this proves useful to the teams that read this ^_^

-Avinesh-
-Team 1778-