pic: Team 5413 Stellar Robotics Offseason Drivetrain

[sportzkrazzy]

Looks really clean good work. I also have a few questions about it.

Is the angle at the bottom of the base when looking at it from a side-view there for a reason? (i.e. going over bumps) If there is no reason Other than aesthetics your frames strength can be increased by extending the flanges out to make them square with little weight added. Right now the bottom plane of the base looks like its only able to get one fastener in each corner. That means that that whole plain wants to fold in on itself if hit correctly. On the top you have the ability to put more than one fastener in which stops this folding motion from happening. I am not saying it will fail, in fact it would probably be fine, but it would make it stronger if you extended them out to complete the box.

If it is there for a reason, there are a few other things you can do that would make it stronger as well. If you added a belly pan to the bottom plane of the base it would perform two functions that i think would improve the overall design. Its nice because it would add a place for you to mount electronics too as well as act as a sheer plate and prevent that folding from wanting to occur.

Just some things to consider. Good work last season! We had fun playing against you guys at buckeye. Hopefully some day we can end up on the same side of the glass. You were excellent especially considering it was your rookie year. Keep it up!