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wyrzykowskij1 13-12-2014 12:21

Re: pic: 2851 2014 off-season design: Bottom view with electronics
 
That chassis looks really good. Do you think the corner supports on the inside are enough to counteract forces from corner hits and shear? Also, What made you go with (almost) square?

cfair 13-12-2014 15:17

Re: pic: 2851 2014 off-season design: Bottom view with electronics
 
Is it strong enough? Time will tell. The chassis is inspired by (blatant ripoff of) team 3256, the warriorborgs. That's where we got the idea for the upper level that supports bumpers and provides an interface to the game-piece manipulator. That upper level doesn't have any gussets, but it's welded, and we expect our game-specific device (we call it an EVOM) to provide some stiffness once it's installed. We have 0.75" square cross members in our pocket for the upper center (same function the AM churros provided on one of their chassis) depending on what happens with the EVOM. We are also looking forward to much nicer bumper fasteners: quick-release pins!

If it's going to fail, I would expect the welds for the corner verticals to go first.

wyrzykowskij1 13-12-2014 18:47

Re: pic: 2851 2014 off-season design: Bottom view with electronics
 
I see. There is definitely a lot of room in this design for peripheral mechanisms, and I would imagine this could be converted to other shapes if needed depending on the game. I like it. :)


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