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Re: pic: Chameleon Drive

Again, thanks for all of the comments and suggestions! I am taking all of this into consideration with version 10, so this has been a huge help.

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Originally Posted by IanW View Post
All told, very nice job for your first CAD project. Keep taking on new projects - it's an excellent way to get better.
Thanks, I have been in leadership except for my freshman year, so once in a while it is nice to get back to what I really love about robotics.

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one more comment: where are you putting your speed controllers and other nessesary hardware?
I was hoping to leave the bottom free, but I will try to work around integrating the electronics in the chassis with version 10, especially since we are likely first building this as an independent chassis.

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Originally Posted by Akash Rastogi View Post
Nice first full project, Nate. Here are a couple things you can check out to help you iterate; another person a while back had a similar idea.

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=95179

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/36921

As with the above project, it could be a great project to make in the offseason to test different drives, but it most likely is not the practical design for a competition robot.

Also, this may be a good chance for you to learn how to create configurations of your assembly within Solidworks.
I was actually inspired by 159's description of their bearing blocks on their final robot. I hadn't realized that it was originally such an adaptable frame, and I only saw them use 8WD in competition.

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Just out of curiosity, how much time do you think it would take to change the drive types? It would add a neat dynamic if you could be a 6- or 8-wheel drive for quals, then switch to mecanums or a slide drive in elims so you can triple, or change drives between matches to better suit your opponents and partners.
I tried to keep everything simple and easily accessible, with the idea of changing sets between quals and elims, or maybe even between matches in mind. That said, it may be more difficult accounting for weight and having a driver trained for both drives, as others have mentioned.
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