Center of Mass in Line Following Robot

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The discussion focuses on the impact of varying the center of mass (COM) on the performance of a line-following robot. The user plans to add weight to the robot, altering its COM, and study how this affects its ability to follow a line. Concerns are raised about whether changes in COM will influence the robot's response time, especially since it lacks complex suspension systems. The user seeks related literature to improve their methodology for measuring response time under different COM conditions. Overall, the exploration aims to understand the relationship between weight distribution and line-following capability.
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Hi Guys, I just want to know the effect of varying center of mass in a vehicle, specifically in a line following robot, I am going to put load on it, thus center of mass will vary, then i will study how will the varying center of mass affect the response of the line following robot, can anyone suggest possible readings/related lit for my topic? thanks a lot guys!
 
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RJ2012 said:
Hi Guys, I just want to know the effect of varying center of mass in a vehicle, specifically in a line following robot, I am going to put load on it, thus center of mass will vary, then i will study how will the varying center of mass affect the response of the line following robot, can anyone suggest possible readings/related lit for my topic? thanks a lot guys!

Why would changes in the COM of the vehicle have anything to do with its ability to follow a line on the floor?
 
Im going to vary the position of the weight on the vehicle, then locate the COM, and gather data regarding its reponse in following the line, so the main thought is that, I am going to study the effect of changing COM on the line following capability of the vehicle
 
RJ2012 said:
Im going to vary the position of the weight on the vehicle, then locate the COM, and gather data regarding its reponse in following the line, so the main thought is that, I am going to study the effect of changing COM on the line following capability of the vehicle

Yes, you said all of that before. But you didn't answer my question. Unless your vehicle has some very strange suspension geometry, varying the COM should have zero effect on its line-following ability, IMO.
 
It does not have a suspension or something like that, its a plain line following robot made of aluminum chassis, I will just gather the response time of the vehicle with different COG, the different COG will be possible through the positions of the weight that i will put on it
 
A different center of mass will lead to different loads on the wheels, which might influence its path if the wheels are driven with constant power or something similar.
 
Yes Sir, I am anticipating that, and I am asking for some related readings so that I can device a better method of measuring the response time of my line following vehicle :)))
 

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