2010 Gearboxes. Can they be used for Logomotion?

[BRTeams_Mentor]

Originally Posted by Team3337_mentor

Hi,

We were wondering if we could used last year's gearboxes for this years Logomotion game. We were planing to used the 2 gears from last year and the 2 from this year, but we are not sure if its allowed

The gear ratio might be different but that could be fixed by modifying the magnitude of the signal to the jaguars controlling the CIM motors.

Is a gearbox support considered an integral part of it ? - To be more specific...
What if you modified the gearboxes' supports and they are no longer as they were originally provided to the team ?


Thanks.

[JamesBrown]

Originally Posted by BRTeams_Mentor

The gear ratio might be different but that could be fixed by modifying the magnitude of the signal to the jaguars controlling the CIM motors.
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This is true but isn't really a good practice, you don't want to start designing by planing to compensate for poor mechanical design by using software.

I would reccomend comparing the two gear boxes and adjusting the gear ratio as appropriate.

Is a gearbox support considered an integral part of it ? - To be more specific...
What if you modified the gearboxes' supports and they are no longer as they were originally provided to the team ?


Thanks.

I would say yes. My line of thinking for deciding if a COTS part has been changed is to ask "If Team A (not your team) used this part with no modifications at all could the part our teamwants to use be dropped into place as a 1 to 1 replacement for their part with no changes?". In this case it can not be (their mounting may not allow for the modified supports).

As always that is my opinion, ask Q&A if you want an official answer