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Originally Posted by Luckryan
Our team has always used the kit chassis so this is our first basic design for a sheet metal frame. We don't have anyone on the team who has designed one of these before, so we've just looked at other teams' designs for ideas. I'm sure there are lots of things we could get better, though. Are there any problems or fundamental flaws? Any advice would be fantastic.
.090" Aluminum 6061
32 x 23.5
There are no holes to mount the drive train yet but these will come later. |
I see no glaring problems with the frame structurally. Of course you haven't implemented holes for shafts or anything yet, so comments are tentative. Your pocketing seems somewhat arbitrary, which is okay. However, depending on how you are incorporating it into an overall robot design, a simplified lightening pattern should suffice.
As Chris said, 6061 does not bend. We made this mistake last year and had to remake 100% of our sheet metal parts. It is a comparatively brittle alloy and will crack far sooner than bend. 5052 on the other hand bends quite easily and serves sheet metal applications far better.