2008 Drive-train Development

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Due to several other challenges in the 2008 build season, DEWBOT IV's drive-train largely became an afterthought. The system was a severely underwhelming chain-driven rear-wheel drive that did not steer straight, broke regularly, and tended to induce wheelies until the center of gravity was changed. However, the team chose to grow from this experience by spending the subsequent summer researching, prototyping, and analyzing drivetrains. This study was summarized in a PowerPoint presentation by Clem McKown finished in August of 2008.
The results of this endeavor were the Provisional DEWBOT V Chassis, which was designed before the 2009 season (before the low-friction regolith was introduced) and the actual DEWBOT V Drive Train, which was the main reason the team won its first regional award, the Rockwell Automation Innovation in Control Award.

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