We originally designed the robot with a 6 miniCIM drive and with that it would’ve been just a few lbs overweight with the hintake. Now that we switched out the miniCIMs for NEOs we’re at 120, but we’re planning some iterations that will probably take us up to 124.1 lbs by competition.
Can’t wait to see it in action! I have a few questions:
-Have you guys ever had any issues with the aggressive lightening on nearly every part on the bot?
-Are the plates on the outside of the wheels to aid with bumper mounting or are they actually functional?
Before the season started we decided against NEOs because of controls issues but they’ve gotten much better over the season with their updates. I’ll let one of our programming students respond in more detail though.
We haven’t had any significant issues. Last year at DCMP the 1x1 that held our claw for climbing snapped but that was excessively lightened even by our standards. It was a quick replacement though.
The plates on the outside act as additional support for the axles as well as bumper mounting/support.
The plates on the outside act as additional support for the axles as well as bumper mounting/support.
Wouldn’t it be lighter to just lighten the chassis less? And I love your team every year.
How do you guys know how much you can lighten? do you run Sims in solidworks? experience?
