Im not sure why people get so hysterical whenever someone tries something different...
A few months ago someone suggested we move to brushless motors and said he was going to try it, and several other people really put down his idea... Now someone suggests a new type of transmission and its open season... I can definitely see concerns with a double differential drive. It looks more complicated to design and build for one. I like the idea of using a golf car motor but you may find it way to big and heavy. My suggestions are the same as all other robotics projects ; start by seeing what other people did, then make a plan for a test bed or proof of concept then prove the concept then make a detailed plan then build it. On 2014-03-10 12:34 PM, "TyngTech" <[email protected]> wrote: > D, > > I hate to be blunt here, but do you have any idea how a tracked vehicles > turn? It's called differential steering in that one track will spin at a > different rate than the other which causes the tank to turn one way or the > other. In our hobby, this is accomplished by two equally powerful motors, > one each powering a track (usually through a gear reduction system of some > kind). The motors are are controlled by some form of ESC arrangement and > mixing circuit. Have you reviewed the various build threads at > http://www.rctankcombat.com to see how others have built their tanks? > > Steve Tyng > > > > On Sunday, March 9, 2014 10:57:48 PM UTC-4, ~D wrote: >> >> >> >> ya i know of the one that survived,that musium is like heavon for me XD >> its got so many cool prototypes,maus,ELC AMX,amx 50,obj 416,obj 704 just to >> name a few! >>> >>> ok ill see what i can find,the wat the transmission works though is >> one motor does all the forward/reverse work ans another does all the >> turning,so the main drive motor needs to be more powerful than the steering >> motor right? >> lol i didnt know about the burning down during trials,thats just sad X( >> but hey,its a block of metal,gotta try pretty hard to make it work at all =) >> >> >> <https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-XvUFH7PkbZY/Ux0qExlfAwI/AAAAAAAAALU/EJoiqaRl-gs/s1600/subtractor2.jpg> >> >> -- > -- > You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. > To post a message, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] > Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "R/C Tank Combat" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] Visit the group at http://groups.google.com/group/rctankcombat --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "R/C Tank Combat" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
