Questions tagged [tracks]
Tank treads -- continuous tracks
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How to choose a servo motor for solar tracking mechanism?
I design a solar tracking mechanisim. You can see the very undetailed representation in the pic. For choosing a servo motor how can I calculate the torque etc?
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Help needed sourcing gear/track material for stepper motor
I am completely new to robotics and engineering and it looks as though I have stumbled at the first hurdle when building a prototype.
I am trying to build a curved track upon which a motorised ...
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AC Motors vs Hydraulic motors for skid-steering robot
I'm designing a mobile robot with tracks and skid-steering driving system and I am evaluating whether an electric motor would be better than a hydraulic one.
I did some calculations, the total weight ...
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What is the front mechanism of this robot's track called?
What is the mechanism on the front of the tracks of this robot called? They are also tracks, but they are able to be moved by the operator, and they are able to function as tracks. I've only seen ...
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Help finding robot tracks
I have a Robot with tracks. One of the tracks broke and I need to find a replacement, the tracks use the same plastic interconnects/pieces as this:
They were very popular years back. Does anyone know ...
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How to implement transmission in tracked chassis with one motor?
I see that in small robots tracked chassis is implemented with 2 motors, each powering one side of the vehicle, like this:
(image stolen from here)
But in real scale tanks I assume there is only ...
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Accurate technique to locate position? [closed]
What is the most accurate way to locate the position and orientaion of the body during some motion (rotation and translation)?
I need to track the body very precisely, the required accuracy is 100-...
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Moving a small plate back and forth
I'm hoping to move a plate (3MM x 45MM) back and forth using a DC motor. Here's my idea so far:
The motor drives a threaded shaft which is attached on one side of the plate. To help alignment, a rod ...
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Point tracking from a mobile robot
How can I track a fixed point $P=(x_P, y_P)$ from a moving robot?
Coordinates of $P$ are relative to the state/pose of the robot (x axis looks forward the robot and y axis is positive on the right ...
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Random number generation for Particle Filter
I implemented a bootstrap Particle filter on C++ by reading few Papers and I first implemented a 1D mouse tracker which performed really well. I used normal Gaussian for weighting in this exam.
I ...
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looking for a circular track and bearing with a spindle
I've really tried to find something online that's suitable but what I'm after is
I've two concentric circular rings, one of which has a diameter about 10mm smaller than the larger .
The rings ...
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How to get two continuous tracks (tank treads) to move at the same rate?
I've got a couple Vex 269 Motors hooked up to an Arduino Duemilanove. These motors run a some Vex Tank Treads. The two motors are run as servos on the Arduino using the Servo Library. The problem I'm ...
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Vex motors and tank treads drained 9-volt battery more quickly than expected
I've got a couple Vex 269 Motors hooked up to an Arduino Duemilanove. These motors run a some Vex Tank Treads. I powered the whole setup with an off-brand 9-volt battery. Everything seems to run great,...
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Why do Mars rovers designers prefer wheels over tracks?
Typically Mars rovers use wheels and not tracks. I guess Spirit would have better chances getting out of that soft soil should it have tracks. In general, Mars surface structure is not known in ...
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Wheels vs Continuous Tracks (Tank Treads)
I'm building a small robot using some cheap Vex Robotics tank treads. However, my choice of picking tank treads is almost purely based on the fact that they seem like more fun than wheels. I don't ...
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Is there a list of maneuvers related to control of a tracked platform?
I have a platform with two tracks and two motors. Each one uses an electronic speed control with "double tap to reverse". Each ESC takes an input pulse train frequency from at 1500 neutral +/-700.
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