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I'm curious as to how this would be bent into shape. Would it not intersect the brake?
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You do realize that this has to be manually bent. That's why most teams have to use multiple pieces, just so that you can physically bend it like arpan said.
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I'm not sure how one would even bend this manually... unless it were made of paper.
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Well, there's always 3D printing :rolleyes:
Haha, anyways OP, the design effort and practice is great. Keep it up. Just remember though- one of the most important parts of design is keeping in mind the fact that you have to actually be able to make it. (At least if you want the design to actually be of use...) |
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I am not sure how feasible a one part assembly would be for most schools or teams - but I do like where you are going with this.
Even if it was a 3 part assembly, it would provide for great learning opportunities for the students. It would be cost-effective, light-weight, and offer many other advantages. Keep us up to date on your advances - and great work! |
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I think a can modify this design to make it possible to be bent from one piece.
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This would actually be a really interesting project to learn what must be taken into account by the designer before handing off to the fabricator. I worked in a production plant briefly where Mechanical Engineers made CAD models to be fabricated by the in house shop. The first couple things they designed would often not take into account the fabrication nuances of the shop and thus, the shop could not make them.
Most college courses that I know of don't bother to teach the necessity of designing something that is both reliable and fabricate. The best designs come from a close relationship between engineer and technician. |
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Harder than how you will machine something in my opinion is assimilability. Making sure you can get your hand into something or the space in front of a bolt is accessible by whatever tool is needed for it. That can be one of the worst time wasters when building something and is one of the easiest things to miss.
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As a working ME that designs products, I've been trained that you nearly alway save money-- in total part cost, in assembly time and in ordering and handling cost--if you can reduce parts-count. This is a normal part of DFMA training. (design for manufacture and assembly) Granted, unlike the above image the part Does have to be able to be made with regular equipment. Occassionally multi-part versions are more cost effective, but not usually. Further, another 'trick' when bending sheetmetal--if the bend line doesn't require as much strength, you can perforate it to remove metal and then hand-bends really are possible even if not 'easy.' Part of why we're here in First is to teach future engineers--so I say if you can do it in one piece, i say "name that tune". |
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If the modification below is made, I think this part can be bent much more easily. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3b...it?usp=sharing |
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On another note... I think it's entirely feasible to do this as a 3-piece chassis, using largely the existing geometry, with a few rivets to hold the pieces together. How I think it's possible to do that I leave as an exercise to the reader. |
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I'm not sure it would bend right. Get a sheet metal guy to look at it.
Definitely interesting though. 3-piece would be good enough and strong enough IMO, but if this works it could be valuable later. |
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Alternatively, take a look at industrial origami. With that you can bend by hand and not have to worry about machine access. I'm not sure how the bends would hold up to fatigue in aluminum, but it might work. |
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It's a neat idea, but part of the "hard" part of good design is taking into account fabrication and assembly methods (as mentioned above, bolt holes you can't get a wrench anywhere near are bad...bends you can't make on a break are bad...)
So it's neat, and I'm sure it's a fun exercise...but a true test would be to make a chassis you like just as much, but that is easy to fabricate, assemble, and maintain! |
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In terms of being an engineering/DFMA test, it falls short, but that doesn't appear to be the intent. Anyhow, I digress; it's not worth ruminating over. cxcad: Good job, keep up the good work. I hope to see more designs from you! It's always nice to see new designs and ideas around here to shake things up a bit. I'll have to take a closer look when I get a chance. |
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After walking the pits and observing a great number of broken robots this year. Watching the frustration teams went thru, I believe that teams need to put more effort in repair ability of their designs. Teams need to think about this more. Modules are one method to accomplish this. How easy is going to be to repair the drive train in that chassis?
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Here is a little video of what a modern press brake looks like. If the chassis was made out of 1 piece you could not make the final bend to close the box. You would have to make the box and weld up the flange to make it appear like one piece
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1GkvsruJ8g |
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In my opinion, it'd be difficult and time consuming to bend the sheet metal into place. It'd be much easier and more convenient to just use multiple pieces. It's a good idea though.
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