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Originally Posted by artdutra04
Thanks!
I'm sure sure of the rational behind their choice of sheet metal direction flanges, but since the flange profiles look identical to the ones on our 4WD/6WD sheet metal designs, here's the rationality behind ours. The black flanges are our chosen sheet metal flange profile.
By putting the flanges where they are to avoid geometry conflicts, the necessary space between two chassis rails is kept to a minimum. These aren't the most optimal flange configurations for chassis strength, but they work good enough for our applications.
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Fair enough. I usually think of a flange's strength benefits instead of its mounting benefits. Although, with roughly 5 inches of pool noodle and 1.5 inches of plywood between colliding robots, the bottom flange may not even be necessary.