19-02-2011 21:44

CalTran

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I'm intrigued to find out how this works out.

20-02-2011 09:45

jskene

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Nice idea.

I suggest that you move the springs to the top. Less chance of hitting something on the floor.

20-02-2011 23:09

ratdude747

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Originally Posted by jskene Nice idea. I suggest that you move the springs to the top. Less chance of hitting something on the floor.

20-02-2011 23:28

WileyB-J

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im curious also on how your suspension works, I understand the mechanics of what is shown, but is the gearbox side (the inner side) also on a suspension system too? it seems like if it wasn't, your design would create unwanted vertical tension on your axle. but I could (and probably am) be wrong.

21-02-2011 01:02

B-RoB

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Originally Posted by WileyB-J im curious also on how your suspension works, I understand the mechanics of what is shown, but is the gearbox side (the inner side) also on a suspension system too? it seems like if it wasn't, your design would create unwanted vertical tension on your axle. but I could (and probably am) be wrong.

30-12-2011 19:49

Garrett.d.w

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Have you guys had a chance to test this? I'd love to know if this great idea works.

30-12-2011 23:55

Tom Line

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What prevents binding? Metal on metal contact of that type doesn't tend to slide very well. Are there some delrin inserts or something else we don't see?

31-12-2011 00:52

Garret

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This was used on our competition robot last year. It does work quite well and was quite easy to implement. On this version there were no friction reducing bushings used because there was relatively little friction between the steel and aluminum. If it were to be used on more uneven terrain then we would probably use some sort of bearing to reduce friction.