2019:Drive Base

Decisions and Specifications

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Note: All specifications are per robot

Dimensions: 34"L x 24"W

Wheels:

Belts: 150mm length x 9mm width x 5mm pitch (quantity: 4)

Motors:CIM (quantity: 4)

 

 

Activity Log

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Saturday Week 1

Jonathan Farnham

• Kickoff
• Prelimanary ideas developed by drive base team
• Areas of concern
  • Ramp to H1: 3 inches
  • H2 height above bumpers
  • Drive base will never scale H3

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Sunday Week 1

Jonathan Farnham

• Developed four inch wheel prototype
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• Used field to test four inch wheels on ramp

 

• Used cad to study wheels needed for H2
  • Tested 4,6,and 8 wheel configs

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Tuesday Week 1 

By Jonathan Farnham

• Decisions being made about drive train configuration
• • Wheel size decisions need to be made
  • Choice of  motor needs to be made: Cim or Neo
  • Number of wheels needs to be decided
• Mr.C developed skid plate study for 4 inch wheel

 

• Developed cad prototype base on variant of last years drive system

 

• Waiting on decision from strategy about habitat 2 or habitat 3 requirement
  • Does drive base have to scale H2?
  • If we scale H3 then can we use smaller wheels on drive base?
  • Does drive base have to develop H2 solution?
• Length of robot has been decided to be 34in.

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Wednesday Week 1

• Making the left and right side of the potential drive base.