Killer Bees - 2014

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The green wheels were intended for odometry but were later removed. The gray omni wheels are the drive wheels.

We use 6061 T6 as it is a harder than 5052, in FRC this translates into the need for a thinner sheet for the same overall stiffness. In the thicknesses we use (0.050" and 0.063") it does not crack when bent properly, but we have issues bending anything thicker (we have successfully bent a few 0.090" pieces, but also cracked several). 5052 is usually used by sheet metal shops as it is easier to work with, many teams use 5052 successfully in FRC (some on CD will say it's impossible to bend 6061, that is not true). I have only ever seen 6061 and 5052 used for FRC sheet metal applications.


We can in fact be pushed, we intentionally do not resist and instead spin out. That was part of the strategy.