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Wheels and Power Transmission
Wheels and Power Transmission
By Saarthak Marathe
Wheels
• Current Wheels:
The current wheels are the ones used in RC Rovers.
They have outer casing made of rubber and inside is
filled with polyurethane foam.
Disadvantages:
The ground clearance is very less and the rover may hit
rocks and other objects in the path.
The traction provided is very high because the foam is
very compressible. This in turn increases the load on the
motor.
• Non-Pneumatic Tyres:
Non-Pneumatic tyres are tyres without any inner filling or
proper tyres.
They are known as Airless Tyres.
The various patterns of available are:
Diamond Hexagonal
Spokes Triangular