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Re: FRC488 Driving Over the Bump
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Originally Posted by =Martin=Taylor=
Wow. That’s really scary. I'm surprised so many people are planning to 'brute force' the bump like that. Even if your CG never goes outside the footprint the sheer momentum of your robot pitching forward may be enough to tip it.
If you left larger gaps between the wheels the transition would be smoother.
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The transition is only potentially smoother if the CG ends up directly in the center of the robot. Otherwise, by moving the center two wheels nearer to the end with a CG that is outside the center, you'll spend more time tipped back at 45* before tipping forward.
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26-01-2010, 15:06
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