pic: PBL-104: Planetary Ballshifter

[nathannfm]

That's not a swerve drive!

But seriously,

Originally Posted by LCJ

Beautiful.

It really is.

Originally Posted by asid61

The sprocket is attached to a custom versahub, which acts as a carrier plate for the planetary gearset

I see that part, but I don't see how the sprockets actually attach to the custom versahub, at first I thought the pins that held the planet gears in went all the way through the bolt pattern on the sprocket, but thats not it, so?...

Also, I would recommend these guys for the standoffs between the 2 plates, you can hold them with a wrench which is better than hoping it they don't start spinning after a 1/4 turn of the bolt.

I would also try to include mounting holes for an encoder somewhere, maybe the front face. Remember to think about manufacturing method for the plates, I see the CIM boss is set at 0.750, probably won't fit an actual CIM if you use a water jet...but I have no idea if you're actually planning on making one of these

Again, very cool.