Plaction Roughtop Tread on carpet

[waialua359]

We are currently using a 3/32 drop on the 4 center wheels of an 8 wheel west coast drive and turning is fine.

[Jamie Kalb]

Originally Posted by waialua359

We are currently using a 3/32 drop on the 4 center wheels of an 8 wheel west coast drive and turning is fine.

How far apart are your two center wheels?

[Al Skierkiewicz]

Expect high currents in the CIMs and possible low battery voltage at the end of the match. Please try the robot on carpet before you make a final decision. If you don't have a practice field take the robot into the library, theater or any place with a lot of carpet and practice turning.

[waialua359]

Originally Posted by Jamie Kalb

How far apart are your two center wheels?

All 4 wheels on each side are 9.60 inches apart from each other, using 8" wheels, with the 2 centers dropped.

[Jeffy]

I can say that the 2 omnis/2traction 4WD tank steering is actually really nice. We ran it in 08 and it handled perfectly and was super simple.
Although, we had about 75% of our weight on the traction wheels, where more likely teams this year will be fairly evenly spread out.

[Jamie Kalb]

Originally Posted by Jeffy

I can say that the 2 omnis/2traction 4WD tank steering is actually really nice. We ran it in 08 and it handled perfectly and was super simple.

Were you using dual omnis wheels with offset rollers, or just single omnis?

[MrForbes]

Originally Posted by Jeffy

I can say that the 2 omnis/2traction 4WD tank steering is actually really nice. We ran it in 08 and it handled perfectly and was super simple.
Although, we had about 75% of our weight on the traction wheels, where more likely teams this year will be fairly evenly spread out.

Are the same 4 wheels the traction wheels in all driving situations?

[Chris is me]

I'm a fan of the 2 traction / 2 omni offset myself. You know,

T --- O
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O --- T

2 traction 2 omni makes it fairly easy to have your robot spun by an opponent, which is why I personally prefer a high traction drop center (no omni) drive in most "normal" FRC applications. Powered omnis do work more than fine, though. This year isn't very normal.