The plan is to investigate how idler drive can be refined/re-thought. There is a consensus about how idler drive excels at ‘drive’ and timing, however it comes with many potential issues. The Voyd 3 motor design optimised suspended chassis belt drive, but due to the belt there were still areas that were not perfect. Yes, there were three effective belt couplings to high inertia motors but these short lengths of belt were still compliant. Also, there is a little known effect that when the belt leaves the pulley it is not 100% smooth – there is a small amount of flutter observable as it parts company with the pulley. Idler drive could overcome this, but requires a very smooth motor and the idler has the potential to create many issues…..
Work in progress…..