pic: We got bored :)

[Greg Needel]

how come the wheels are not centered?

[Dillon Carey]

The wheels aren't centerd because in order to make the module shorter we had to offset the wheels from the bevel gear

[AdamHeard]

WOW. that pic with the quarter totally changed my concept of the scale. that is TINY.

Originally Posted by Greg Needel

how come the wheels are not centered?

It looks like they might hit the bevel gear if shifted to the left at all.

[Brandon Holley]

Very impressive guys! I have an extremely similar design in development for part of my senior design project. Please keep us up to date on those wheels as your testing. The polypro hubs seem like the big question mark for me. Also, just to confirm...how do you guys hold the vertical miter gear on the shaft? Looks sweet!

Brando

[JesseK]

Very impressive, though I'd worry about wheel tread wear if it's soft rubber.

[Dillon Carey]

The vertical bevel gear is held on by a snap ring.

[EricH]

Originally Posted by AdamHeard

WOW. that pic with the quarter totally changed my concept of the scale. that is TINY.

I gotta agree. I held a quarter up to it... It's just barely larger than life in the picture.

You better let us in on test results on this one...

[AndyB]

Love it, love it, love it.

You should get a shot of the mini next to one of your full size boxes from last year (if you still have an extra one lying around).

Great job.

[M. Mellott]

Really nice job, guys!! Can't wait to see these on a test chassis!!

[Josh Fox]

*double take at picture with quarter*

Wow. That's extremely impressive, way to push the creative envelope. I can't wait to see more on this module in the future.

[gallo26]

thats extremely awesome! solving the problem of swerve modules being WAY too heavy!! Very cool!

Now this might be a stupid question, but my team has never worked with modules like this, and I'm hoping to actually get my team into it. But how does the module stay mounted in place? Like, what keeps it in its place and allows it to rotate? some platter bearing? I guess i just don't see it... Thanks in advance for answering that!

[Jonathan Norris]

Wow!! that picture with the quarter just freaked me out how small these are... I guess my only concern would be with what they are rotating on seeing how small they are... These wheels are super impressive and have my mind spinning with new ideas...

[hillale]

Originally Posted by Jonathan Norris

Wow!! that picture with the quarter just freaked me out how small these are... I guess my only concern would be with what they are rotating on seeing how small they are... These wheels are super impressive and have my mind spinning with new ideas...

I'm pretty sure the current rendering has the lower disk nested in a complementary ring of delrin or the like which is mounted to the frame. Three of our members (including Dillon) are currently on a camping trip. Dillon's mom got a call today letting her know that they're working on designing a drivetrain for next year's game.

[sdcantrell56]

If these wheels dont hold up you could look into making your own tiny wheels and pouring urethane tread on them like 125 did in 08. I think colson makes some pretty tiny wheels as well and they would definitely hold up much better.

[EricH]

Originally Posted by hillale

Dillon's mom got a call today letting her know that they're working on designing a drivetrain for next year's game.

Would that be the water game, the flying game, or the Martian game?