pic: Team 1708 Idea #1 rev. A

[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