Build Log.
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Initial Layout 4 x 12
volt Hawker Energy Batteries |
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Plan View |
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New Layout 3 Batteries, 3 Motors, 3 Wheels. |
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Layout on Template The base plate will be flame cut from 8 mil steel. The robot will be 100 mil thick, 850 mil dia. |
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The Base-plate The base is
cut from 8 mil chequer
plate, |
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Rolling Chassis The motors are mounted. U Bolts hold them to the base plate |
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Close up. |
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Batteries are mounted and ready to fly ! |
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The Steel Hoop
has arrived. The hoop is 800 x 100 x 3 mil. |
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The hoop is tack
welded to the base. There will have to be cut-outs for the wheels. |
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The claw has been
removed as it would have affected the balance of the robot. Cutters will be added after testing. |
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The cut-outs have
been made and the wheels, motors and batteries remounted. |
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Side view showing
Blur on its cradle. The wheels stick out above and below
the robot |
Next Job - The electronic circuits.
first the drive and then the control.