pic: Team 1708 Idea #1 rev. A

[Chris is me]

Looking good. My only criticism is that putting shocks on your wheels can mess up the tension of your chain. As the wheels go up and down, the distance from the drive will change, causing chain skipping and throwing potentially.

[1708xMr.Roboto]

Originally Posted by Chris is me

Looking good. My only criticism is that putting shocks on your wheels can mess up the tension of your chain. As the wheels go up and down, the distance from the drive will change, causing chain skipping and throwing potentially.

Do you think a longer chain with a tight tensioner is going to work? We are hoping for it too.

[GUI]

Have you considered how having all six wheels flat on the ground will affect turning ability? 6wd is very maneuverable when the center wheel is slightly lower than the others (allowing one end to be slightly off the floor when turning), but with a suspenstion I don't see how you could get that affect. You may have already considered this, just trying to help you make sure there aren't any surprises when it gets built d:

[TheOtherGuy]

Originally Posted by GUI

Have you considered how having all six wheels flat on the ground will affect turning ability? 6wd is very maneuverable when the center wheel is slightly lower than the others (allowing one end to be slightly off the floor when turning), but with a suspenstion I don't see how you could get that affect. You may have already considered this, just trying to help you make sure there aren't any surprises when it gets built d:

I'm also curious about this; seems that when you include a suspension system on a 6wd, you're losing a major benefit of that wheel configuration. Are you planning on using any omniwheels on the corners?

[RyanCahoon]

Originally Posted by TheOtherGuy

I'm also curious about this; seems that when you include a suspension system on a 6wd, you're losing a major benefit of that wheel configuration. Are you planning on using any omniwheels on the corners?

Eddie might have some more to say, but I think the idea's to mount the suspension using theaded rod, and then a nut on top could be tightened to limit the maximum expansion of the spring, so the outside wheels could be raised to normally sit ~1/8" above the center wheel when under weight.

--Ryan

[Chris is me]

Originally Posted by 1708xMr.Roboto

Do you think a longer chain with a tight tensioner is going to work? We are hoping for it too.

Spring loaded tensioner maybe? I've never tried a spring loaded chain tensioner so I have no idea how it would work. Most suspensions I've seen integrate the gearbox into the suspension so they move together, preserving the same relative distance. But that doesn't make sense for 6 wheels and 2 gearboxes.

[Navid Shafa]

A) What size aluminum tubing is that?
B) What's your total weight?

[1708xMr.Roboto]

Originally Posted by Navid Shafa

A) What size aluminum tubing is that?
B) What's your total weight?

A- One Inch
The team has decided as of today, we are going with the same chassis design but made out of BOSCH 3030 metal.

B- Unknown