pic: 4587-Sheet Metal Chassis

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Originally Posted by AllenGregoryIV

Very cool Cooper, a lot of things I plan to look into in the fall are in this.

One thing that I am definitely going to look at adding is a belt or chain connecting the modules on each side. 148 has them this year. I think it's a huge improvement for when two of the wheel modules come off the ground.

I am also going to try to remove the plates that mount the motors inside of the wheel wells. They caused us problems since they aren't really piloted with gear they are driving. We have had some gear wear issues because of it.

What gearing is this designed for right now? We are definitely looking at going faster next year with the amount of motors we can put on the drive. We did 6:1 and 14:! this year and we could have probably done closer 5:1 and been fine.

Also I like the third CIM mount, 12 motor drive is the future for sure. (before anyone doesn't get this, that was a joke)

I have plans to put connecting belts between each omni wheel. There are also places for two tensioners for the belts between the omni wheels that will press down on to the top of the belts.

You are going to remove the interior gearbox plates? Are you going to try to float the motors with the wheels like 1477 did?

It is designed for a 5:1 for 4" Omni Wheels, and 14.4 for the 3.25" traction wheel. Should be good enough for this type of setup. I think the speed will be just right for the type of driving I like to do.

Oh, and those strategically placed Swiss cheese holes may never be used