DEWBOT IV Drive Train

DEWBOT IV possessed Team 1640's first (and likely last) 2-wheel drive (2wd) drive-train (the rear wheels are driven). It has a 2-speed transmissions powered by 2 CIM motors each to provide both speed for laps and fine control for catching and placing Trackballs. Driven rear wheels allow us to recover by reversing should we become hung up on the Overpass.

Rear wheels were AndyMark 8" Performance Wheels. 8" Omni wheels were used in the front for agility. Arcade steering (single joystick on the Operator Interface) was employed.

In retrospect, the 2wd drive-train was a poor decision. Inconsisent weighting if the rear drive wheels made DEWBOT IV extraordinarily difficult to drive.

On the positive side, however, this clear drive-train failure prototype testing