pic: FRC488 2007 Chassis

[Madison]

Originally Posted by sonofdad123

nice setup. the organization on the electronics looks superb. why didn't y'all go with the mecanum drive this year? it seemed like the full range of motion would come in handy for navigating around the rack... i guess this means that you guys have an awesome mechanism under construction :-)

Fred (fsayre here on CD) will be thrilled to see that people think the electrical board is neat. He's made that a priority this season and done a pretty good job of it.

We opted not to go with mecanum wheels for a few different reasons. Primarily, our prototype never was tested with anything beyond open loop control and so we were uncomfortable committing to a mecanum drive without the utmost assurance that it would work flawlessly. Secondarily, it doesn't jive with out strategy well, nor do I think that omnidirectional movement is the answer to the challenges of placing ringers on moving spider leg.

Originally Posted by GMAdan

The drive train looks nice and organized, good job. Do you plan on putting some type of gaurdrails or bumpers to protect the sides?

Thanks for the compliment. Currently, there are no plans to put anything outboard of the wheels for protection, but if we have some weight available to us, I'd consider it.