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Re: Newly Developed Chassis

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Originally Posted by roboticWanderor View Post
the question is, what is really the most effective material for a FIRST Chassis?

strength? flexibility? yield strength? compression strength? rigidity? weight?
This really depends on what the game is. If you are trying to design a chassis for a pushing game, like Rack and Roll or Aim High, you'll probably want a material that is strong, tough, rigid, yet still has some "give" to it (meaning it won't snap in 2 as soon as its hit). However, for a game like overdrive where speed was a much bigger factor than torque was, a chassis that is light yet still is strong enough to withstand high speed collisions is needed. We usually end up using some form of aluminum or a similar alloy for our chassis; a little heavier than wood, but it seems to work for us.

And of course, you can't forget weight constrictions, those little nuances that FIRST throws at us to make us use our brains even more. Always fun to deal with
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