pic: 3rd Iteration of Sheet-Metal Chassis- Swerve

[msimon785]

Originally Posted by AdamHeard

The Engagement of the drivechain is pretty low on the module near the gearbox, I'd be worried about that slipping.

Also, the outward flanges will make dealing with bumpers difficult, and are somewhat exposed and vulnerable. Try flipping them to the inside.

The pocketing is not symetrical, which bothers me, but clearly isn't a functional issue.

If your electronics hump attached to the siderails of the chassis, it would greatly increase the strength and rigidity.

Do you already have a sheetmetal sponsor lined up and good to go, that's key to this design obviously.

Can you post just the module? Curious to see how it's changed.

Thanks for the comments. I will take your advice and add flanges to rivet the hump to the side-rail. The idea for using the hump to house electronics is one that I am somewhat conflicted about. It makes accessing the electronics very convenient, but it takes far too much space up. I am looking into other options.
What do you mean by pocketing? I definitely support symmetry, but I can't picture what you mean.
I can definitely move the flanges to the inside. I had them facing outwards for convience's sake, because I did not want to spend time chamfering all the flanges.
Also, we have not secured a sponsorship yet, but I'm working hard on that and making it a priority.
Last, I will post the module right now, and you should see it sometime late this afternoon.

Originally Posted by Colin P

Any reason for the chamfered corners? Does that help stability or anything when working with sheet metal or are you just going for style points?

The chamfered corners were just something I wanted to test out in terms of aesthetics. I doubt you'll see them on our actual robot. So far, I have not found a great way to make bumpers for a design like this.