No, what I said was just in case the current treads break for some odd reason... On Apr 11, 2005 2:59 PM, Karen Hillblom <KandNplace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > the point is that we might need it for something > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Jeff Kane > To: eagleengineering@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Monday, April 11, 2005 2:53 PM > Subject: [eagleengineering] Re: Ballast > > > ...But why? The old thread we have on the wheels work better than any new > thread we can throw on it. If you really want to, you can start sanding > down/grinding down 4 pieces of thread to make them worn down like the old > pieces. > > > Michael Montazeri <chaoticprout@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Nick is right, we could use another team's bandsaw to cut off the edge > of the treads.... > > On Apr 11, 2005 6:20 AM, Karen Hillblom wrote: > > > > lets bring some > > you never know if we might need it > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Jeff Kane > > To: eagleengineering@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Sent: Sunday, April 10, 2005 9:48 PM > > Subject: [eagleengineering] Re: Ballast > > > > > > Oh and we're not changing the thread at Atlanta. The old stuff is staying > > on the wheels, so we don't need to bring any new thread. > > > > -Jeff > > > > Michael Montazeri wrote: > > Yes, and taking into account what happened at So Cal, we don't want to > > look bad at qualifiers because we totally changed our drive train. > > > > ; On Apr 10, 2005 8:50 PM, Jeff Kane wrote: > > > Ya, the drive train is alright. We should just add weight to the back > like > > > Mr. Mitchell had said. Changing the drive train in Atlanta on Thursday > > will > > > be somewhat of a big task and chances are, we will have many problems. > One > > > will be having drive wheels in the front on the bent chassis. The drive > > > wheels are bigger and that will also not affect the robot rocking over > the > > > front wheels. We have about 10 spare pounds on the robot that we can use > > > for adding extra weight, so we should see to adding some weights in the > > > battery box, or on the chassis. Oh and Nick...most of the weight is in > the > > > back. The b attery, gearboxes, and the two posts holding up the arm are > > > closer to the back of the chassis. Only when the arm is extended over > the > > > front of the chassis does it seem like the weight is out there b ecause > of > > > how the center of gravity changes and the robot rocks on the front > wheels. > > > Turning will also be durastically changed too because the turning radius > > > will be around the front of the robot where the arm is rather than the > > back > > > of the robot, where all of the weight is. > > > > > > -Jeff > > > > > > > > > Michael Montazeri wrote: > > > I'd rather not change a working drive train at Atlanta.... > > > > > > On Apr 10, 2005 6:43 PM, Karen Hillblom wrote: > > > > that is an issue that we were discusing befor we shiped the robot > > > > that problem can be fixed by puting the 4 driven wheels to the front > > > insted > > > > of the back and have the omni wheels in the back > > & gt; > because most of the weight is in the front > > > > that way there is no added weight and turning should be about the > same. > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: Nancy > > > > To: eagleengineering@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > Sent: Sunday, April 10, 2005 5:00 PM > > > > Subject: [eagleengineering] Ballast > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I had a thought today about the robot rocking onto the front wheels, > and > > > > loosing traction. > > > > > > > > You may want to look at your remaining weight bud get, and add some > dead > > > > weight under the battery. > > > > > > > > Five to seven pounds would be good. > > > > > > > > This would lower the center of gravity and keep better traction. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The down side may be more difficult turning, due to better traction. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > &g t; The video I shot of the semi finals shows the robot clearly > rocking > > onto > > > the > > > > front wheels, and the traction wheels freely spinning. > > > > > > > > This started the robot rocking back and forth almost wildly as it > > > approached > > > > the scoring tetra. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Let me know what you think! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > J. Ray Mitchell Jr. > > > > > > > > Director of Engineering > > > > > > > > Cinesite Digital Studios, Hollywood. > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > Do you Yahoo!? > > > Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > > > - Jeff Kane > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com