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| | | (...) Well with all this discussion I couldn't resist trying it myself! :-) If I understand the concept correctly, the front (single) wheel is driven thru a freely rotating turntable. When the front wheel stalls due to the robot hitting something in (...) (22 years ago, 29-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | | | | Re: Problem with auto-steering mechanism. —Steve Baker
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| | | | (...) That's *not* entirely obvious. There is a tradeoff between ease of twisting of the turntable and ease of slippage in forward drive. A nice chunky tyre with tons of grip is hard to twist - which makes the robot drive forwards better without (...) (22 years ago, 30-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | | | | | Re: Problem with auto-steering mechanism. —Gareth Bestor
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| | | | (...) Ahhh. I see your point now. Independent of what the back wheels are doing, you still want a bias in the front wheel itself to go straight rather than spinning in place. Otherwise, all the power could just as easily spin the front wheel in (...) (22 years ago, 30-Oct-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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