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Sunny1261
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Hello Everyone,
I am on a FIRST Robotics Team. This year, the game has presented us with a new challenge. The playing surface is made of rough plastic, but the wheels are hard smooth plastic. Basically killing friction, or at least reducing it by 1/6.
Now, my question is how do I increase friction/traction. Note these few things that we must accomplish.
- Robot Cannot weigh more than 120 pounds.
- We can only use the plastic wheels.
- Only the plastic wheels can be touching the ground at angle perpendicular to the ground.
What we have so far:
- We know that we need to push the 120 pound weight limit and get the robot as heavy as possible.
- We know that a low center of gravity will help in increasing friction for the robot.
- We know that using a large number of wheels will increase traction, which will result in an increase in grip for the robot.
Any help is appreciated past what we have. I also have a couple more ideas, but I want to keep those off the forums.
Thank You
Sunny G.
I am on a FIRST Robotics Team. This year, the game has presented us with a new challenge. The playing surface is made of rough plastic, but the wheels are hard smooth plastic. Basically killing friction, or at least reducing it by 1/6.
Now, my question is how do I increase friction/traction. Note these few things that we must accomplish.
- Robot Cannot weigh more than 120 pounds.
- We can only use the plastic wheels.
- Only the plastic wheels can be touching the ground at angle perpendicular to the ground.
What we have so far:
- We know that we need to push the 120 pound weight limit and get the robot as heavy as possible.
- We know that a low center of gravity will help in increasing friction for the robot.
- We know that using a large number of wheels will increase traction, which will result in an increase in grip for the robot.
Any help is appreciated past what we have. I also have a couple more ideas, but I want to keep those off the forums.
Thank You
Sunny G.