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Originally Posted by jamesmcip

What CAD software does your team use? That render looks absolutely fantastic.

Thanks! We're using Inventor 2016.

Originally Posted by philso

Please reconsider this strategy for installing your battery behind a moving panel. Based on my experience from my day job, moving panels should only be a last resort. Doing something like turning your battery 90 degrees and moving it up against one side (taking the place of two of your motor controllers) will offset your CG a bit but it should not affect the performance of your robot to a significant degree. You could also mount pairs of the motor controllers on (new) vertical panels roughly above the motors and move the battery "forward", out from under the motor for the omni-wheel bar.

We will definitely fix this soon.

Originally Posted by philso

Where will your PDP, VRM and router be installed? It is easier to pass inspection if those are visible without a lot of moving panels around. Troubleshooting will also be much easier. My guess is that you should have two more motor controllers than what are visible (for your omin-wheel arm actuator and one for your intake rollers).

Don't insist on the layout of the components being symmetrical. The electrons won't care in this type of application.

Best of luck in Lubbock. Hope you make it to Lone Star some time.

The PDP, VRM, and 4 more Jaguars are located on a second panel underneath this one. They are all visible through the top panel for diagnostic purposes. We will try to rearrange to better fit the battery.

Originally Posted by Kevin Sevcik

How about what do you have securing that battery besides the sliding electrical panel? Remember that this is likely to be violent game this year with lots of heavy defense. If your battery isn't well secured, it's going to start wandering around inside your robot running into things, which is never good. Also, remember there may be significant vertical forces as well as horizontal forces acting on the battery.

The battery was going to be secured by wrapping two industrial strength velcro straps around it in a cross formation and through slots in the plywood panel at the bottom.

Thank you all for the feedback! We greatly appreciate it!