21-08-2011 02:50

Chris is me

Re: pic: FRC973 offseason teaser #3

The needle bearings are making me think something like a roller claw - a large diameter shaft in an area with plate too small for full size bearings...

21-08-2011 02:53

s_forbes

Re: pic: FRC973 offseason teaser #3

Neat stuff, it's fun to try to piece together a design with only a few of the pieces shown. I'm assuming from the odd bearing sizes and frame gussets that this is some kind of drivetrain with rotating wheel modules, but I can't figure out how your previously posted gears and pneumatic cylinders fit in. My money is on some bizarre type of shifting approach for transmissions that will drive coaxial modules, but I wouldn't be surprised if it's something even more off-the-wall.

I anticipate the full reveal, looks fun! .stp file would be appreciated of course.

21-08-2011 11:03

rcmolloy

Re: pic: FRC973 offseason teaser #3

Adam teased me with a small assembly of one of the components of the whole robot a few days ago. The full reveal will have you all on the edge of your seats or should I say computer chairs.

01-09-2011 22:03

jjp

Re: pic: FRC973 offseason teaser #3

That's a lot of neat stuff! And good luck at the off season events

02-09-2011 09:02

Chris is me

Re: pic: FRC973 offseason teaser #3

You know, I bet it's a unicorn drive with some kind of super cool lift on top. Adam's been making a lot of posts about 8 motor swerve drives. The waterjetted gears he showed mesh with a window motor, which is a pretty common choice for steering. The tiny shifter pinion is probably for the transmissions, which use something awesome no one's seen before.

02-09-2011 13:48

AdamHeard

Re: pic: FRC973 offseason teaser #3

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris is me You know, I bet it's a unicorn drive with some kind of super cool lift on top. Adam's been making a lot of posts about 8 motor swerve drives. The waterjetted gears he showed mesh with a window motor, which is a pretty common choice for steering. The tiny shifter pinion is probably for the transmissions, which use something awesome no one's seen before.