Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Test and report on prototype V3

The anti-block is now functioning very well. When activated, the right wheel is not driven anymore and the left wheel is then driven backward.
BUT... when we connect the motor, the torque generated is not strong enough to drive the gears and the wheels. So Trevor is not moving AT ALL! :-(

Conclusions:
  • We have overestimated the power of the motor
  • We have underestimated the weight of Trevor
  • Trevor is too complex, we need to SIMPLIFY it !
Back to the drawing board... let's simplify Trevor and its anti-block system. On the way to Trevor V4...

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