pic: Installing a modular transmission

[Bharat Nain]

Originally Posted by Arefin Bari

I am going to make a guess here to answer Billfred's question (I am sorry if I am incorrect, perhaps someone from team 25 can answer this question better). I see standoffs, I am guessing the motors are bolted onto another plate which is bolted onto the standoffs after you guys install the "modular Transmission." How much do your chassis weigh team 25?

Adding to that, I have always wondered how team 25 never lower their middle wheels and still turn very smoothly?

Our chassis typically weigh more than 70lbs. which does not leave much room for additional components but this year we scaled down by using different materials.

The reason we don't need to lower our middle wheel is very simple. We make sure our machines have minimal parasitic loss from the motor to the wheels so every bit of torque gets to the wheel from motor(whatever is possible, that is). Our custom cut skyway wheels mesh well with the pattern on the carpet which is why it does not matter what the orientation of the robot is - long or wide.