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Re: paper: Belt vs. Chain Drive Evaluation - Team 234
We did not use belts for our 2009 robot for a few reasons -
With this game, and the minimal torque requirements, we did not feel #35 chain or 15mm belt was required. Since we have no experience with smaller belt (9mm), we decided to use #25 chain on our drive. (We are direct driving our rear wheels, and chain to the front ones). We have our practice robot and may switch it to belts to get the experience.
We have been using our "test chassis" to pull a trailer while we practiced.THis chassis has chain on one side and belt on the other. So far, the chain has come off two or three times from rapid direction changes or wall impacts, and the belts have not come off once. This is not really valid testing, but is making us more and more comfortable with the belt drive / pulley option.
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Chris Fultz
Cyber Blue - Team 234
2016 IRI Planning Committee
2016 IndyRAGE Planning Committee
2010 - Woodie Flowers Award - Championship
Last edited by Chris Fultz : 25-02-2009 at 19:05.
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