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  Re: Wheels, Tyres and Tractions
 
"Philippe Hurbain" <philohome@free.fr> wrote in message news:HEq6un.1xC2@lugnet.com... (...) wheels (...) Fascinating! I wonder if the tracks of both types would perform better if they had a series of idlers placed along the bottom of them to keep (...) (21 years ago, 12-May-03, to lugnet.robotics)
 
  Re: Wheels, Tyres and Tractions
 
Hello Jennifer, I tried with one idler in the middle of RIS tracks. The result was not significantly different with or without it - so it seems indeed equivalent to adding more wheels, dividing weight between them. In real life, tracks are useful in (...) (21 years ago, 12-May-03, to lugnet.robotics)

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