Re: Paul one motor drive [TANKS]

["Stacy Hilton" <stacyj-at-defnet.com>]

Martin,

This is true, however full skid steering is possible when the motor is made 
to drive two shafts.  One shaft to provide forward motion, one to provide 
reverse.  Four clutches would be required, one forward and one reverse for 
each track.  To enable full skid steering one would simply need to engage 
the forward clutch for one track and the reverse clutch for the other.  The 
motor direction would not change, there would be no need.

Paul Hilton.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Martin Helsing" <martin.helsing-at-earthlink.net>
To: <tanks-at-rctankcombat.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2007 3:09 PM
Subject: Re: Paul one motor drive [TANKS]


>
> full skid steering involves tracks rotating in opposite directions. 
> Controlles usually do that by reversing the current to one of the motors. 
> I dont see how that can be acomplished with 1 motor - the clutches only 
> offer stop/go functionality...
>
> -----Original Message-----
>>From: Stacy Hilton <stacyj-at-defnet.com>
>>Sent: Sep 25, 2007 1:24 AM
>>To: tanks-at-rctankcombat.com
>>Subject: Re: Paul one motor drive [TANKS]
>>
>>No, at least I don't think so, the Anvilus mini relay controller allows 
>>for
>>full skid steering.
>>Here's a link:
>>http://www.anvilus.com/mrc.html
>>This controller, along with a set of relays should be able to control the
>>clutches as easily as a pair of motors.  The wiring would be a bit 
>>different
>>I would think.  I haven't got Joe Sommer's input on this yet.  Before he
>>went on vacation I had asked him to map an additional output to the C6C 
>>chip
>>so that forward/reverse would also control a servo for speed control.  I
>>haven't heard from him since late August and am not sure if he knows about
>>the single motor set up yet.
>>
>>Paul Hilton.
>>
>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>From: "Martin Helsing" <martin.helsing-at-earthlink.net>
>>To: <tanks-at-rctankcombat.com>
>>Sent: Monday, September 24, 2007 5:53 PM
>>Subject: Re: Paul one motor drive [TANKS]
>>
>>
>>>
>>> Will this set up be limited to 1/2 skid steering?
>>>
>>> "inquiring Minds want to know ..."
>>> - Martin Helsing
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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