pic: Rastogi 8wd Iteration 1.2

[Andrew Remmers]

Originally Posted by Akash Rastogi

This is a question I have for the experts too. Right now I'm just creating "shells" for the main structures as I've seen done with team 1902's 2008 and 2010 frames. I assume it is actually easier to work with the frame pieces this way because you have more access to the open surfaces of the material.

Being on 1902 I can say that when the flanges are facing outward it is significantly easier to run maintenance on the drive train. Considering that the space you are working with is already very small it is difficult to get to all the components even on the robot we have this year. I can only imagine what it would have been like if it were the other way around, having that "obstacle" in the way would have made some points of repair for us very difficult especially when we had a master link failure at Florida.

Also what I think with the flanges facing inward towards each other means you would have to design enough space for your chain/belt to run depending on your configuration. Which means you might have less space elsewhere for another mechanism or something like that.


BTW very nice render It has inspired me to get finished with my school work faster so i can finally get around to designing my own sheet metal drive train!