Suspension does complicate the track making process. If you could design a variable tension device for you tracks, that might help things too or it could just make things worse... lol
Derek On Fri, Feb 6, 2015 at 6:11 PM, Joshua Updyke <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks for the comments. I am by no means an expert in track design. But I > did a little homework. I know there are lots of styles of track out there > and I am trying to learn as much as I can about them. > > The grouser style is the most common and simple. It has a lot of grip and > great for muddy surfaces. But it tears up the ground and has a hard time > turning. > > > <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-D9MVSybkPkc/VNVSVJ3VlBI/AAAAAAAABYU/-mWYMx0nl7M/s1600/Grouser.JPG> > > Then you have skid pads. They are better with turning and can work on hard > and soft surfaces. Notice the taper on the sides of he tread profile. This > helps with the turning. I made sure the tread design I was looking at had a > decent taper to help with turning. > > > <https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-0NfV7-XLxZ4/VNVUiZaGHgI/AAAAAAAABYg/oxHhJ4RzAck/s1600/Skid%2BPads.png> > > Then you got V track like this one. From what I understand these are good > in mud and snow. They push the wet material through the track and to the > sides. So it get is out from under the tracks. A nice feature, but I wanted > a more generic track system. So I avoided this style. > > > <https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-3_RXnIcHDG8/VNVXAhJWKXI/AAAAAAAABYs/x7dWdlnICqs/s1600/V%2BTrack.JPG> > > So that is some of the design considerations I looked at when picking a > tread profile. I really would like to learn more about tread profile design > and selection. I also would like to learn more about track systems in > general. > > Here is a really cool video that shows the difference between having a > good suspension and not. > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUsyMDvPW6U > > > > > > -- > -- > 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.
