Week 11: Small Scale Bogie

NOV 7th - Small Scale Bogie Improvements Team

Within this week I tested the use of flanged conical wheels to assess the feasibility of using them for passive turning on the track. The initial design was referenced to an existing design that had a slight angle to the wheel of about 3 degrees. Two wheels were attached to an axle and by gravity was allowed to roll down a curved track. The wheels unfortunately did not move as desired and rather continued in a straight line. A new set of wheels will be tested with a greater angle. The updated design is shown below which has a 25 degree angle.

Updated Conical Wheels

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  1. Eric HagstromNovember 20, 2018 at 8:40 AM

    Interesting approach to receiving better mobility around turns, however, you will likely need to have the wheel driveshaft be able to articulate once they reach the turn portions of the track. OR you could have the track team figure out a way to make the top of the guide way rails (track) cut a specific angle that would allow your conical wheels help move the bogie around the turn...

    Keep up the good works!

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