 | | RE: Casters —Wilcox, Doug
| | | | Very interesting ... this is the opposite of what I would think, but it'll give me something to play with tomorrow. So, shortening the wheel base might improve caster performance. Maybe I'll just take the kids to Wal*Mart and play with the shopping (...) (24 years ago, 22-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics)
| | | | | | | | | | RE: Casters —Greg Betzel
| | | | | (...) Interesting problem! Be careful with the shopping carts though...the wobbly wheel might skew your tests (every cart has at least one bad wheel!), and the clerks might wonder why you're pushing a cart around backwards. :) Seriously, it might (...) (24 years ago, 22-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics)
| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Casters —Mike Faunce
| | | | | Something else to think about is what racers call "unsprung weight." This is basically the weight of the car that is attached to the springs (the part that sits on the road and is connected to the car using springs/suspension components). You want (...) (24 years ago, 23-Aug-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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