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Re: 4607 Butterslide Drivetrain

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Originally Posted by D.Allred View Post
Most suspension systems I've seen are pivoting pods, not slotted bearings, that can be pressed down with springs or cylinders.

Take a look at the VexPro clamping gearbox as a motor mounting method, or come up with some custom equivalent. Currently your "gearbox" is two separate pieces of metal. It would be better practice to have the CIM centerline and main wheel bearing be one unit.

David
I'll definitely look into integrating the motor directly onto the module assembly. I had attempted to do this, but it proved to be difficult given the geometry of the module. In order to do any kind of suspension I'll need to solve the motor mounting issue first...

The question now begs, is suspension worth it? I feel like it would be fairly trivial to implement a pivoting suspension system on the strafe wheels, but not on the modules. I'm not sure how flexible a 2"x1"x1/8" aluminum frame is, but I feel as though it is more feasible to do the precision machining to ensure all 4 modules are coplanar than it is to add suspension to the modules.

Thanks for the awesome advice!
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