Our Selected Design

As was was discussed in the Evaluating Alternatives section we decided our robot would be made without a kicker, flaps, or extra batteries; would be triangular in shape; and would be made out of metal and lined with Foamcore.  Now, our next step was to actually draw up some schematics.  Our first schematic was mostly a concept drawing and wasn't necessarily drawn to scale.  This is found below.

The top view shows the triangular shape wich the concave front.  The inner triangle is the metallic base while the outer triangle is the Foamcore covering.  The Handy Board and RF receiver would be the only things on top on the robot.  The side view then shows how the base, Handy Board, RF receiver, and wheels go in relationship to each other.

Now, we had to actually develope a schematic that was drawn to scale that we could use as a pattern for cutting out the metal and shows how it would be shaped.  This final one in here below.

This schematic was made exactly to scale so a copy of it could be pasted directly on the sheet metal when cut.  The solid lines show where cuts were to be made, and the dashed lines show where the metal was to be bent downwards.  While designing this schematic, it became obvious a couple of adjustments had to be made from the previous design.  First, the Handy Board and RF receiver didn't fit together as expected.  Instead we decided to put the Handy Board beneath the RF receiver.  The Handy Board would be secured to the base with vel-cro and the RF receiver would be attached with long screws.  Since the RF reciever turned out to be a little wider than parts of the robot, we had to include the extentions located halfway down.  One final change dealt with the wheel placement.  It became apearant that they were better situated outside the Foamcore shell.  Still, the design is such that the wheels fit nicly in the side.  With these adjustments, our design was complete.

Requirements and Specifications
Design Criteria
Body-Of-Knowledge
Evaluating Alternatives
Selected Design
Schedule
Building and Programming
The Competition
Conclusion
Meet the Team
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