12-01-2017 18:04

SenorZ

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Since Q&A doesn't have an image upload option, I say start building!

12-01-2017 18:45

RoboChair

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You know what really grinds my gears? The field carpet.

12-01-2017 19:05

frodobaggins05

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those wheels look like the gears we're supposed to collect

12-01-2017 19:31

Zebra_Fact_Man

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Obvious statement is obvious.

12-01-2017 19:45

bdaroz

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I donno... Those bumpers look a little high...

12-01-2017 19:47

Poseidon5817

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It's almost like that was on purpose

12-01-2017 19:55

Rangel

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Make sure to mount each wheel at 45 degree angles for that extra maneuverbillity.

12-01-2017 19:58

Why_A_Username?

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Idk... I still feel like we'll be traction limited...

12-01-2017 20:05

EricH

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And then at an angle to the floor for extra stability.

12-01-2017 20:18

The Doctor

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You might need to make the frame bigger, as it looks like the gears intersect the frame.

Reminds me of this a little bit: https://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/36127

12-01-2017 20:27

snorthey

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it is about as useful as a 18 wheeler with 12 inch lifts.....
but it looks cool..

12-01-2017 20:32

pmangels17

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*something about only possessing one GEAR at a time*

12-01-2017 22:01

NerdyCharmax

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Definitely too high, if those wheels, and I'm just guessing, have a 10" diameter, not that there is anything about them that makes me think that, just it seems like they might....

12-01-2017 23:01

Sparky Jell-0

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This drivebase looks like it's geared to win! Might wanna take it to the dentist to get the teeth checked once in a while. I suggest naming the bot Plastic Gear Solid!

I'm very disappointed that I'm running out of puns about gears...

12-01-2017 23:16

mrnoble

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Each wheel should be direct driven by a CIM, resulting in an amazing 154 feet per second!

12-01-2017 23:16

Chief Hedgehog

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How about it... grinds your gears?

12-01-2017 23:54

mrnoble

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Geary punny

12-01-2017 23:55

Kevin Leonard

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I think that you meant 254 feet per second

13-01-2017 00:05

mrnoble

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Hey comrads!

Here's our team's final design for our first drivetrain ever and its pretty innovative if i say so myself

*snip*
-these four wheels are directly driven by CIMs so we can zip across the field at 154 fps according to JVN Design Calculator

13-01-2017 00:12

Zebra_Fact_Man

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Please clap.
2011 wants their meme back; quite possibly the best thread on CD.

13-01-2017 07:36

mrnoble

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I always laugh at it. That picture was the background of my desktop for two years.

13-01-2017 07:38

logank013

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Does anyone want to catch me up on what you are talking about since my rookie year was 2015...? Thanks

13-01-2017 07:44

jnicho15

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See this post by The Doctor

13-01-2017 09:22

Thayer McCollum

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It looks to me like the gears on that drive are independent of each other. Points to the first person who makes a gear drive where one wheel/gear drives the other.

13-01-2017 09:44

Taylor

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Protip: If you put velcro on the circumference of the wheels, they could also serve as a climbing mechanism.

13-01-2017 11:19

ThaddeusMaximus

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Put the gears at 45 degrees, direct drive them, and put them on a frame 6axis milled out of solid 7075 billet.