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[philso]

Originally Posted by Whippet

We were only planning on extending the omni wheel bar while we were in the protected zone of the outer works, but we will definitely consider reinforcing the shaft.

Originally Posted by bEdhEd

Yes, please reinforce it. The rules may be in place, but they can be broken. The only thing to protect your design is the design itself. No penalty in any way shape or form for any game will guarantee protection to your mechanisms. Only your design does.

Yes, please reinforce your omni-wheel arm. No rule will prevent your driver from accidentally banging this into field structures and the guardrails. You won't even get the "satisfaction" of being granted penalty points if this happens.

Originally Posted by Whippet

The second level of the electronics panel slides toward the front of the robot to let the battery in. This wasn't included in the CAD model for simplicity's sake.

Please reconsider this strategy for installing your battery behind a moving panel. Based on my experience from my day job, moving panels should only be a last resort. Doing something like turning your battery 90 degrees and moving it up against one side (taking the place of two of your motor controllers) will offset your CG a bit but it should not affect the performance of your robot to a significant degree. You could also mount pairs of the motor controllers on (new) vertical panels roughly above the motors and move the battery "forward", out from under the motor for the omni-wheel bar.

Where will your PDP, VRM and router be installed? It is easier to pass inspection if those are visible without a lot of moving panels around. Troubleshooting will also be much easier. My guess is that you should have two more motor controllers than what are visible (for your omin-wheel arm actuator and one for your intake rollers).

Don't insist on the layout of the components being symmetrical. The electrons won't care in this type of application.

Best of luck in Lubbock. Hope you make it to Lone Star some time.