Hi
I'm building a autonomous robot(university project) that should navigate on a corn field. Our team doesn't have any RC knowledge so help would be appriciated.
It will resemble that
http://autsys.aalto.fi/en/FieldRE
Basic structure
Four wheel drive, four wheel steering
One motor+steering servo per axle
Custom stiff axles
Drivetrain(one axle): RS540 - planetary gearbox - gear - Team Xray XB9(1/8th scale) center differential
These are based on our instructors experience from previous years
It will go quite slowly (max ~1.5m/s =5.5km/h) and be heavy (15-20kg)
We will have to shorten the dogbones(differential won't be mounted on the centerline)
If the wheel axle and it's dogbones are not compatible with xb9 differential it won't matter
We want tight turning circle and crab steering
Wheels will probably be custom made (milled plastic+glued tread)
We need
Steering knuckles
Wheel axles+hex nuts and dogbones
Requirements
Knuckle with no camber, it will look funny and make our instructor unhappy. We are trying to keep it simple so no caster blocks.
Which 4WD RC car front axle should we use?