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Re: pic: Super Light Chassis System

Thank you very much guys!

I have been experimenting with inventor, teaching myself some stuff, and I decided to do a very simple make of a WCD with gears. I am thinking about uploading it to get some feedback on it. Now, it is HIGHLY inspired by this system and many others (233, 254, etc), and I will say this ahead of time so there is no confusion of claiming to design it. The only thing I did with the DT is made it gear driven. I love the concept of this, and I am a very curious of others opinions.

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Also, while innovation and continuous improvement are great things, sometimes it's beneficial for a team (such as yours) to only minimally change a system year to year. Sure your base could be lighter when compared with others, but it works, it's been proven year after year, and I imagine you guys are pretty good at making it. The extra time and resources saved can then be used to make the other systems of the robot more competitive.
I was mainly asking these questions so we could get some information for an off-season project. I think a WCD would be a great learning exercise for our team (Besides the fact that we are an hour from the East Coast) . Its an 8wd, completely gear driven WCD. I know that the clearance is not that much, but we have dealt with this clearance for 3 years now and have faired well.

Any thoughts would be great!
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