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Re: pic: Practice Mecanum Chassis


So I've rebuilt things to include a pretty simple suspension, just as team 40 used. I've watched a bunch of video of their machine from Boston and I'm happy with what I see, so I see no use in reinventing the wheel. I also like how easy it ought to be to vary the diameter and type of material used for the suspension based on our experiences.

The yellow bolt represents the pivot point that will mount this assembly to the frame. The suspension piece will react against the channel present in the earlier iterations.

I'm now trying to adapt the transmission design to this self-contained module so that the chain remains in relatively constant tension during operation. It's not been fun; not because it's particularly difficult to accomplish, but because everything I've tried so far has been pretty ugly.
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