Bouncing turns

[MaxM]

Originally Posted by bob1million

We just had our first practice with our bot running and when we try to turn it it bounces out of control. It is four wheel drive and we used the wheels that came with the kit.
Is there anyway to stop it from bouncing and make it turn smooth?

We fixed this problem with zip ties and pnumatic tubing. Check it out...

[maclaren]

We had the same problem. What we did to solve this problem was to wrap the tire with spiral rap that is typically used to bundle wires. It has worked well for us and still gives us lots of traction in the forward direction.

[uvabrad825]

thank you all for all the replies and ideas to help.....

we eventually tried the zip-tie idea, and it seems to help a bit (since we dont have the $$$ or time to make omni-wheels).... we can turn in place with minor bouncing, and turn along a radius with no bouncing.... we put the zip-ties on our front tires, as our bot is pretty well balanced betwen front and back, and it actually seems as if the zip-ties help us climb the step better.....

thanks again!

[jacob_dilles]

Originally Posted by uvabrad825

and it actually seems as if the zip-ties help us climb the step better.....

wow. the almighty power of the zip tie.

[pryoplasm]

Originally Posted by Elgin Clock

You can't very well shave down pneumatic wheels now can you?

we tried to with a rotozip not too many weeks ago, long story short, when the shop smells funny, and you can see a black cloud of tire bits, laugh about it, because getting some disease never felt this fun....

but if you use zipe ties or pool vacuum hhose, you eliminate bouncing by allowing your robot to slide easily, and still not loose too much forward traction...