Be afraid... Be VERY Afraid

[DanielDTech]

If anyone can correctly guess what this is, I solemnly swear that I will send you $15.00 on paypal before kickoff.

So what's with only 1 CIM motor and the tiny wheel in the back? What's the use of this? Looks beautiful, but seems like you're sacrificing a whole motor's worth of power for an interesting design.

EDIT: It's a picture of CAD model. I'll take my $15 now.

[DanielDTech]

Originally Posted by SuperNerd256

So what's with only 1 CIM motor and the tiny wheel in the back? What's the use of this? Looks beautiful, but seems like you're sacrificing a whole motor's worth of power for an interesting design.

EDIT: It's a picture of CAD model. I'll take my $15 now.

You'll know what the use is on January 5th! And I assure you that:
- the CIM motor isn't wasted at all
- this is not only an interesting design, but a revolutionary one, in and beyond FRC

[DanielDTech]

You're all surprisingly close ... This does indeed have something to do with shifting, I'll tell you that. But there's something HUGE that you guys are missing, the same "thing" that will get you those 15 bucks

[Gregor]

I can't say what, but I can ask why!

[ehfeinberg]

What I'm really confused about is where is the motor/cylinder which changes which wheel is touching the ground. If there is no such mechanism, it would do really great on a bumpy field.

I don't suppose we could get a top/bottom view.

[JosephC]

I propose three ideas.

1. Both "wheels" touch the ground at the same time.

2. The "wheels" aren't actually for driving.

3. The whole assembly pivots back and forth. This would work well for bumpy fields/ off road applications outside of FIRST.

[DanielDTech]

Originally Posted by JosephC

I propose three ideas.

1. Both "wheels" touch the ground at the same time.

2. The "wheels" aren't actually for driving.

3. The whole assembly pivots back and forth. This would work well for bumpy fields/ off road applications outside of FIRST.

1 and 2 are wrong. 3 is partially correct!

So it's like Octocanum but switching between two traction wheels (for different speeds/wheelbases).

[DanielDTech]

Originally Posted by SuperNerd256

So it's like Octocanum but switching between two traction wheels (for different speeds/wheelbases).

That is the closest guess yet. But again, you're missing something huge... The part that I think is pretty difficult for anyone to guess, otherwise I wouldn't put $15 bucks on it

[Tom Line]

Hrmp. My delete button is broken.

[dodar]

Is the smaller wheel a kind of wheelie-bar? Such that if you are climbing something, when the bigger wheel starts to climb, the bottom wheel stays in contact with the ground.

[Timz3082]

Am I the only one that realizes this won't work because there is not enough belt wrap on the 2nd stage pulley before the drive wheels? This needs to be fixed before implementation otherwise it will sit there spinning without actually transferring power to the drive wheels...

[RedLeader342]

it looks like the small one could be a build up wheel to the big one which then shoots a foam basketball.

[MentorPrice]

It looks like it can either be a duel powered wheel assembly either used for stabilization or for use as a shooter to regulate the distance the projectile will travel?