Today we started planning the gearbox design for our robot. The gear ratio of our robot changed due to getting different gears and boosted the ratio up to 512:1. We went into Onshape and looked at the starting idea from Mr. Knauss. We were a bit confused at first as to how everything would fit together and where we would put things, but after some clarification, we were able to keep moving. In the CAD, we had 2 plates between the arm and support from the base. An 80-tooth gear would be mounted onto the arm and between the arm and plate and would be the end of our gear train. From there, we'd just have a gear train which would be connected to a motor. Next meeting, we can plan out where exactly we want the rest of the gears: between the two plates, inside of the arms, outside of the arms, or a combination of these.
Introduction The preseason of Robotics is an extended time period that provides training for the team along with important skill building, strategy development, and testing. During this time, the team focuses on improving their skills in CAD modeling, manufacturing, code development, and branding. Each of our team's departments has been working on specific skills related to their field. In the design and manufacturing department, the team modeled robot parts in a CAD program and stocked inventory for the upcoming build season. Meanwhile, the software team worked on modifying and adjusting the code of a smaller robot to simulate and learn coding for the team's future robot. The Team The Charge robotics team is an award-winning team at Cherokee High School that competes in the FIRST Robotics Competition. The team consists of three major departments, Design & Fabrication, Software, and Branding & Marketing. Each of these departments works toward a common goal of designing,...