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Jonathan Cheng

10-09-2015 15:46

Best Looking Gearbox

What are the best gearbox designs,aesthetics, etc. you've seen over the years?

Ginger Power

10-09-2015 15:52

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I like the gearboxes that can move my mechanical systems reliably.

Rachel Lim

10-09-2015 15:57

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Definitely not something to use, but I always liked this one:

carpedav000

10-09-2015 16:21

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Without hesitation:

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/39544

EricH

10-09-2015 20:10

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Originally Posted by carpedav000 (Post 1495652)

Without hesitation:

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/39544

I'll see you, and raise you:

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/27018

asid61

10-09-2015 20:55

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Originally Posted by carpedav000 (Post 1495652)

Without hesitation:

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/39544

Seconded. 254 and 968 are nice, but the extra CIM and flipped-motor design, plus the snazzy covers are just too much.

thatprogrammer

10-09-2015 21:00

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Originally Posted by asid61 (Post 1495674)

Seconded. 254 and 968 are nice, but the extra CIM and flipped-motor design, plus the snazzy covers are just too much.

Plus the belts look so fine...

jman4747

10-09-2015 22:29

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Oh but I hope you all didn't forget: http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=89768

The king.

Mitchell1714

10-09-2015 23:08

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Originally Posted by jman4747 (Post 1495684)

Oh but I hope you all didn't forget: http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=89768

The king.

This is actually a complete lack of gearbox...

But its funny to read through again.

Knufire

10-09-2015 23:43

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I'm going to throw in 1717's swerve modules to the mix.

http://wiki.team1640.com/index.php?t...awesome_pivots

waialua359

11-09-2015 03:25

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Are we asking about California's best looking gearboxes, or is this just a coincidence?😊

Tom Ore

11-09-2015 05:56

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I kinda like this one. We never built it though...

Knufire

11-09-2015 11:17

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Originally Posted by waialua359 (Post 1495706)

Are we asking about California's best looking gearboxes, or is this just a coincidence?��

When I went to Chezy Champs 2014. I was completely blown away by how nearly every single robot there was colored. It seems that California, on average, places a much higher value on aesthetics than other regions.

Ive often wondered how related this is to the type of engineering firms in the area. I've heard several California teams justify the time put into the aesthetics of their robot with sponsors wanting to see a complete, finished product. Back In Michigan, I rarely hear the same justification; sponsors there are just looking for different things.

Thad House

11-09-2015 12:44

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Originally Posted by Knufire (Post 1495721)

It definitely is interesting how you go to different areas of the country and get completely different robots. Get me a set of robots from Texas, California, Michigan, PNW and NE, and every one will have much different design values.

As for this actual thread, I always liked the look of the 254 flat gearboxes from 2013 and 2014. I keep suggesting to VexPro they should release those, because the form factor for those is really convenient.

MichaelBick

11-09-2015 12:59

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Originally Posted by Thad House (Post 1495727)

As for this actual thread, I always liked the look of the 254 flat gearboxes from 2013 and 2014. I keep suggesting to VexPro they should release those, because the form factor for those is really convenient.

254 has broken countless motors with those gearboxes.

Knufire

11-09-2015 13:13

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Originally Posted by MichaelBick (Post 1495728)

254 has broken countless motors with those gearboxes.

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Originally Posted by Travis Covington (Post 1412541)

I think he was saying that the bending moment induced by the torsion on the pinion gear is less when the gear is closer to the mounting plate. This would decrease the bending moment and the likelihood of bending the CIM shaft. I recall seeing one bent shaft on our 2013 robot (caused by some significant shock loads in the PTO/hanging mechanism). We used the same mounting scheme in 2014 and saw no bent shafts.

Richard Wallace

11-09-2015 14:27

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I vote for 148's Tumbleweed 2008 gearbox. Just peering down into that thing, and seeing all that raw power driving that little chassis -- well, let's just say I like torque. The more the better.

The most amazing thing to me was that they were a winning #1 AC in Week 1, and later a second pick winner on Einstein. A truly great drive train can be the foundation of a championship season, even when game play evolves beyond the robot's initial design capability.

GeeTwo

12-09-2015 00:41

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Originally Posted by Richard Wallace (Post 1495735)

I vote for 148's Tumbleweed 2008 gearbox.

+1! Much before my time in FRC, but it is certainly the most impressive competition gearbox I've seen, installed on the most iconic robot I've seen.

That said, I've been wondering lately if an utterly oddball skid-steer (two pneumatic or specially designed solid wheels on the right side with between 30 and 45 degrees negative camber and driven by 3 or 4 CIMs, and one vertical wheel on the left side driven by 2 CIMs, with a few percent difference in effective gear ratios on the sides) couldn't have run laps just as fast, or maybe even faster. Something like this as viewed from behind:

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                               _______

     Left wheel, 2 CIMs ---->  |     \  <----Right wheels, 4 CIMs

Mike Marandola

19-10-2015 14:19

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My vote is for 696's 2015 swerve boxes. They are so clean.

http://2015blog.team696.org/wp-conte...2/IMG_2485.jpg
http://2015blog.team696.org/wp-conte...1/IMG_0390.jpg
http://2015blog.team696.org/wp-conte...2/IMG_2640.jpg

bEdhEd

20-10-2015 00:35

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Made this rendering a while back when I was discussing with someone how many CIMs to put on a gearbox. You can barely see the plate that holds it all together.

Whippet

20-10-2015 00:47

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Shameless self-plug.

Coincidentally, it would have been 100% legal for the 2015 season if someone were willing to make it.

JackFisher

20-10-2015 03:00

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I beleive the best looking gearboxes are the ones with the least amount of parts. Didn't have photo on hand to post.

bEdhEd

20-10-2015 03:26

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Originally Posted by Whippet (Post 1501007)

Shameless self-plug.

Coincidentally, it would have been 100% legal for the 2015 season if someone were willing to make it.

I did make this model before the 2015 season, so unlimited CIMs seemed like a dream. I think weight would have been the only issue along with exceeding the maximum budget on the BOM.

Scott Kozutsky

20-10-2015 09:54

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Originally Posted by GeeTwo (Post 1495775)

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                               _______

     Left wheel, 2 CIMs ---->  |     \  <----Right wheels, 4 CIMs

Of course you could go faster with 50% more cims than back in the day (tumbleweed was restricted to 4). My friends team had a ~40lb robot (if his tales are to be believed) with 4 cims driving a solid rear axle using an omni wheel in front to steer. It didn't compete because of politics but apparently it was much faster than tumbleweed.

+1 for 192 and their functional art piece of a gearbox.

MichaelBick

20-10-2015 11:13

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Originally Posted by Scott Kozutsky (Post 1501032)

Tumbleweed's drivetrain was impressive not only for its speed but also it's ability to play defense, both aspects which they used as an integral member of thei rchampionship winning alliance.

Jared Russell

20-10-2015 11:35

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Originally Posted by Thad House (Post 1495727)

Local teams are inspired by (or in some cases flat out copy) aspects of design and methodology from highly successful teams in their area. There is also a different game culture in different areas of the country, especially with respect to defense.

These trends are especially prevalent in drivetrain and chassis design, since these change less from year to year. You used to see it even more before AndyMark and VexPro and others were offering so many high-quality COTS parts (and fewer teams were going to the World Championship and there was less "globalization" of FRC).

I think this is one of the neatest parts of FRC, and I enjoy walking around Championships observing local trends and "natural selection" at work.

IKE	20-10-2015 18:17

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Originally Posted by Thad House (Post 1495727)

Can you quantify Michigan design values? I am curious if someone can help me with that as I may be too close tot he subject to see.

I do know that there are a few styles of construction here in Michigan, but i d not believe any of them to be exclusive too or "local trend"....

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