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Re: pic: WCD Chassis Idea

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Originally Posted by ttldomination View Post
6 FP is a bit of stretch...isn' it?
Not necessarily; if it's their offseason prototype then perhaps they have many FP's lying around. They're easily swapped with CIMs if AM FP Planetaries are used.

I would consider trying to simplify the gearbox to two reduction stages instead of three. This may or may not interfere with an encoder mount on the output shaft, but the tradeoff is that it would lower all of the motors (and thus the c.g.) by an inch or two. I like the frame thus far though; adding a super structure for manipulators or cross bars at either end would solidify it enough I think. Given the previous years' bumper rules, those cross bars may also aid in compliance.
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