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ok i dont get how to hook them up i want to build a tank style driving robot but i cant find out how to make the drivetrain i want it so that is is either 4 to 6 wheel treaded or any drivetrain im going crazy all i keep getting on google is that stupid how to book i dont wanna buy a book so if u guys could plzzzzzzzzz send me drivetrain links it would be mucho appreciated and no one comment me on my poor grammer i know how to do it i just dont
If you have Power Point you could look here:-
http://155.212.10.234/uploadedFiles/Community/FRC/Team_Resources/Team_Resources_Assets/2006_KO_Chassis_Drivetrain.ppthttp://155.212.10.234/uploadedFiles/...eam_Resources_ Assets/2006_KO_Chassis_Drivetrain.ppt
The simplest is a motor with a small sprocket driving via a chain to a drive wheel with a big sprocket.
(Message edited by woody on August 24, 2007)
Are you sure you want to build a tracked robot? One sees few of them because they are hard to build.
how are tracked robot hard to build a track like drivetrain has great traction
in the arena i think tracked robots are no way near has grippy has wheeld they just do power slides everywhere , well might not be a bad idea could have drifting compitions in the arena!
how are tracked robot hard to build
Because the drive train is far more complex than a simple wheel system. You may get more grip depending on what your tracks are made from but remember you will have to turn the robot with all that grip.
I highly recommend you go with what is well tried and tested. Once you have a solid footing with a wheeled robot then move onto something more complex.
well no i was going to have a tracked drivetrain um but the tracked part i was going to bolt to the rim of a flatless tire kind of like this tire but im also going to attach chain in sprocket to get torque http://www.seattlerobotics.org/encoder/200104/wheel.htmhttp://www.seattlerobotics.org/encoder/200104/wheel.htm
Ahhh right, I think I understand now. Sorry I mis-read your first post. I thought you meant that you wanted to build a robot that used tank tracks.
Do you mean you want to use a chain and sprocket drive train? But you arent sure how to setup the drive train to transfer the energy from the motor to the wheel?
O and I realise that you dont like to use grammer and punctuation but it does make posts far easier to understand and it only takes an extra 2 minutes.
oh no i just found that site yesterday but thats how i want to do i i know tires have best traction but im not sure how to attach an axle do i attach it to the motor or do i need something in particular to attach it 2 also is this a good idea having sprocket belt and wheel drive do u get what im saying????
yah yah yah yah but also i dont get how to attach the wheel so that i dont break motor axle if im using a ton of torque how do i attach motor to a long axle and do u think my idea of chain and sprocket belt and wheel drive
Lance, I will email you a few pictures of my new heavyweight and its drive setup. I used a combination of spur gears and sprockets and chain to firstly gear down and then secondly to transfer the drive from the rear wheels to the front.
Sprockets work a treat but you have to line them up correctly.
Never attach a wheel directly to a motor. You always have to gear the wheel down so that the wheel rotates with less speed but more torque.
When it comes to attaching a wheel or sprocket to a shaft there are a number of options available. What weight class are you looking at building in?
I would not recommend either the middle or light as there are so few robots around in these classes (if any). I would recommend you start off with a featherweight (12kg) and then look to something bigger.
do u have an aim and yah im going for middle and i got a guy doing the electronics but i have a great plan for drivetrain i kind of get it but he said his team for school just used to attach tires to the motor but that was just hanging up hangers
Hi Lance,
Your profile gives Harligen as your home town.
Harlingen Texas?