Tag Archives: friction

Pinion interfering with the tire

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Harjit Singh

When I applied power to the motors on Zeetah VI (ZVI) for the first time, the motors seemed to struggle and the PWM value to get the wheels to rotate seemed higher than usual. Since this was my first four … Continue reading →

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Tyres and traction

Posted on March 24, 2008 by Peter Harrison

It is true, I am losing my grip. A while ago I posted a link to a Japanese site demonstrating the grip available from a particular micromouse. A common way of doing this is to lock the wheels and place … Continue reading →

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Astonishing level of grip.

Posted on February 23, 2008 by Peter Harrison

I like to check out the various Japanese micromouse builders’s site to see what they are up to. Google translations sometimes make some sense but it is very hard work. I was looking on this blog the other day: R … Continue reading →

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