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Re: How do I design a GENERIC drive base?
As Joe G suggested above that many subsequent posters would add: unless you progress very far with this before January, consider whether your precious design time is better spent on scoring mechanisms rather than a custom drivetrain. Last year the AM14U was hard to beat, and many designs that succeeded at beating it were also based on COTS platforms. During inspections, I heard quite a few teams express regret at having opted out of the KoP drivetrain in 2014.
All that said -- drivetrain design is really fun, and can be quite rewarding for your team as well: IF YOU REMEMBER THAT THE MOST CRITICAL GOAL IS A ROBOT THAT NEVER MISSES A MATCH.
Joe's suggestions above are all solid and worth reading over again several times. I especially like the one about doing the math on motors, gearboxes, wheels, etc. There are several good calculation tools out there to help you.
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Last edited by Richard Wallace : 10-11-2014 at 08:32.
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