Mechanical:
My method of developing the housing is iterative, where I make pieces, make sure they work, then move on to the next piece that uses the previous. I have gone through three different prints now (only the third having the “motor cap” once I was confident that the motor shape was form fitting), making adjustments as needed. I have gotten a housing that successfully houses the battery, snap fits together, all of the sensors and PCB boards have mounts. The only thing left is the gear box and wheels!
Here is the third print:
Here is a view of the current Full CAD assembly view:
Electrical:
We will be using the following empty PCB boards to hold our electrical components:
(Note that annotations of wirings are not yet completed, but they will be soon using our past diagram:)
We need to have a short meeting together still to discuss adjusting pins to make housing wiring easier, but since the housing specifics are mostly done by the end if this post, it should be done by Wednesday.
Next Steps:
I want to have a full bot up and running this wednesday!