pic: 295 chassis 1/19/09

[spc295]

Originally Posted by Zultraranger

So who constructed your chassis, Motorola?

our design team drew it up and one of our sponsors Harris and Bruno Intl. fabricated the drawings.

[Zultraranger]

Originally Posted by spc295

our design team drew it up and one of our sponsors Harris and Bruno Intl. fabricated the drawings.

when you say draw, do you mean a rough sketch?

[sdcantrell56]

I'm sure they mean draw as in design in CAD. We do the same thing and we design the entire robot in CAD and then export our drawings for our sponsors to fabricate the parts using their CNC machines

[waialua359]

Dont worry guys, its all good!
Part of my comment was to encourage team(s) to post more questions for clarification.
Everytime, we think we made a good enough accomodation to meet the rules, another post comes out that makes us question our frame idea.

This is why we haven't committed to a final design yet and instead have been working on our "Z-axis mechanism."

**Remember what happened last season with all of these inspectors not knowing game and robot rules. The questions, headaches, and different interpretations is sure to make headlines again this season.**

[EricH]

Originally Posted by Zultraranger

when you say draw, do you mean a rough sketch?

If the drawings were fabricated, it means that they were most likely full-on machining drawings.

If you turn this thread into a "mentor/sponsor-built vs. student built", then be warned: bad things happen.

[Zultraranger]

Originally Posted by EricH

If the drawings were fabricated, it means that they were most likely full-on machining drawings.

If you turn this thread into a "mentor/sponsor-built vs. student built", then be warned: bad things happen.

Eric, what if I am turning this into a sponsor-built vs. student built argument, I laugh at your empty threats.

[sdcantrell56]

Honestly if you want to discuss student versus sponsor manufactured robots and the inner workings of individual teams post it in another thread already talking about it. This isn't the place to do it. Plus every team is different and as such you cannot determine what is the right way to set up another team.

[EricH]

Originally Posted by Zultraranger

Eric, what if I am turning this into a sponsor-built vs. student built argument, I laugh at your empty threats.

1) Every thread on that topic has been closed or moderated to date.
2) At least half the long-time veterans can give a lot of negative reputation--and they may or may not choose to use it.
3) It's off-topic. If you want to have that debate (again), please start a new thread. That way the rest of us can constructively critique a frame instead of debating with those who want to.

On to the frame: are you only going with a 2WD, or will there be chain runs (or magic) to other wheels?

[Zultraranger]

Originally Posted by EricH

1) Every thread on that topic has been closed or moderated to date.
2) At least half the long-time veterans can give a lot of negative reputation--and they may or may not choose to use it.
3) It's off-topic. If you want to have that debate (again), please start a new thread. That way the rest of us can constructively critique a frame instead of debating with those who want to.

On to the frame: are you only going with a 2WD, or will there be chain runs (or magic) to other wheels?

Your checklist is cute.
Alright, to the PMs we go!

[spc295]

Originally Posted by Zultraranger

Your checklist is cute.
Alright, to the PMs we go!

EricH I think that zultraranger is just jelous of 295s chassis

[Akash Rastogi]

Originally Posted by spc295

EricH I think that zultraranger is just jelous of 295s chassis

Lol, I am.

Lookin really good.

[spc295]

Originally Posted by EricH

1) Every thread on that topic has been closed or moderated to date.
2) At least half the long-time veterans can give a lot of negative reputation--and they may or may not choose to use it.
3) It's off-topic. If you want to have that debate (again), please start a new thread. That way the rest of us can constructively critique a frame instead of debating with those who want to.

On to the frame: are you only going with a 2WD, or will there be chain runs (or magic) to other wheels?

the drivetrain is 4WD the back wheels are direct driven with chains running up to the front. It should be a pretty awesome machine, once we have the scoring mechinisms fabricated and attached. to be honest we are still prototyping some things.

[Ian Curtis]

Nice chassis guys! Do the rear axles extend beyond the frame? If so, why?

On a side note, I was pretty surprised that the GDC responded to the 1/8th flat bar question. It seems like that has the potential to open up a whole new can of interpretation worms.

Pssst... Can we ignore these Zultraranger comments? If the thread gets dragged in that direction it might get locked, and it's such a nice frame!

[spc295]

the axles do not extend beyond the outside rail in real life, they will be anglegrinded down tomorow. we are currently waiting on the GDCs ruling, on the legality of this setup. we have some solutions to fix it, however they require a little more waterjet time, so we will see.

[waialua359]

That would be very useful for you to post that info.
It will definitely steer other teams in the right direction.