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[AcesJames]

Originally Posted by kgzak

Just a question. Are two cims needed on the center omni? Looks nice.

Probably not but the HS students did what made sense to them. Their thought process was that if forward/backward movement was powered by 4 CIMs, they should use as many more as possible (the remaining 2) on lateral movement.

Originally Posted by Chris is me

Well, I guess you aren't doing Premiere Night... So when do we get to find out about the other half? And do we get to find out while listening to another Justin Bieber cover?

There will definitely be a video for at least one of the two robots....

Music...well, you'll have to wait and see

Originally Posted by lemiant

Will that center wheel break traction before you fully utilize the torque from two CIMs?

We're currently working on a way to actively engage the center omni (probably a spring or some funky distribution of weight) to push it into the floor as best as we can. As it sits right now, I haven't done any experimentation/calculation that would give us a definitive answer but I believe you'd be right in your suspicions.

Originally Posted by Kellen Hill

Ah, but it is not complete. They left out their 6th omni wheel for this exact reason

You caught me....

Gotta stop drafting CD posts after midnight...five turns into six.