pic: Check out them wheels

samboydh · #1 05-02-2008, 02:12

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AdamHeard · #2 05-02-2008, 02:13

spinmunky · #3 05-02-2008, 02:19

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Originally Posted by AdamHeard

Why?

Bigger wheels means the faster you go perhaps.

AdamHeard · #4 05-02-2008, 02:20

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Originally Posted by spinmunky

Bigger wheels means the faster you go perhaps.

tell that to 254/968... 16fps last year on < 4" wheels....

Ben Piecuch · #5 05-02-2008, 09:36

Well, with direct drive from the Toughbox and a 16" wheel, I'm calculating about 24ft/s. Maybe they plan on bouncing off the end walls to get around the track.

Is there a "custom" coupler on the back side of that wheel? It looks to me like the wheel already has a broached hub on it, which would make it quite easy to mount to. Any details?

Best of luck,

Bengineer

Greg Needel · #6 05-02-2008, 09:57

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Originally Posted by Ben Piecuch

Well, with direct drive from the Toughbox and a 16" wheel, I'm calculating about 24ft/s. Maybe they plan on bouncing off the end walls to get around the track.

I would be more worried about tripping breakers with a setup like that.

Steve_Alaniz · #7 05-02-2008, 10:05

WOW.. Cool wheels... and they ARE big so I guess you expect to run really fast. I think the fastest I would try to control a robot in such an enclosed space as the field is 16 FPS tops. I'll have to watch video of the regional you go to. ( I think if you have wheels THAT big you also have to install airbags...)

Steve

Elgin Clock · #8 05-02-2008, 10:53

Similar setup as 2005 then eh?

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/20544

EricH · #9 05-02-2008, 11:18

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Originally Posted by Elgin Clock

Similar setup as 2005 then eh?

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/20544

Better than last year's drive...

Oh, and Steve: L.A. typically doesn't have a webcast. The SOAP videos from last year's elims are in a format that no media player on my computer is able to read--.m4v, or something like that.

MrForbes · #10 05-02-2008, 11:33

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Originally Posted by EricH

The SOAP videos from last year's elims are in a format that no media player on my computer is able to read--.m4v, or something like that.

The movies play for me with the videolan player....although I can't be certain where the codec it uses came from, as I have several video players on my computer.

Joe Ross · #11 05-02-2008, 13:07

If you notice, the frame ends not too far away from the edge of the wheel. I'm guessing the robot isn't more then 24" long.

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