pic: Omnitrack Summer Project?

[Gabe]

Originally Posted by s_forbes

If you have 1 tread on each side of the robot, then each tread will only receive about 25% of the total weight of the robot. When you try to push someone forward, you will only be using two of the treads. Since only 50% of your robot weight is on those treads, then you have a significantly reduced pushing power (less traction than a typical 4 wheel robot), even though you are using treads.

True enough, and I have given much thought to different drive configurations.................................... ......................................... My favorite (4 treads):....Another idea (3 treads):...........Killough (3 treads):

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Realistically, these will take time and money to make, so I am thinking about this for a test platform (2 treads, 2 omniwheels working in tandem):

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To have the best performance on the field, you would have each tread independently controlled. Just to throw another idea onto the field, what if you used four DeWalt 3-speed shifters with FP motors, and had a 3-speed omnitrack robot? That would be incredible.

Why consider omnitreads at all? Two words: Freaky Mobility.

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