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Drive Train Design: Hardware Drivetrain

This document provides an assignment for building a robot drive train. Students must choose between building a robot with skid steering, swerve drive, or holonomic drive, with increasing levels of difficulty. They are instructed to make a sketch, build the drive train, program the robot if required, and submit a design drawing. Resources on drive train design and programming are provided to help complete the challenge.

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Drive Train Design: Hardware Drivetrain

This document provides an assignment for building a robot drive train. Students must choose between building a robot with skid steering, swerve drive, or holonomic drive, with increasing levels of difficulty. They are instructed to make a sketch, build the drive train, program the robot if required, and submit a design drawing. Resources on drive train design and programming are provided to help complete the challenge.

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Introduction to Robotics

Mr. Gabrielse
Vex Challenge #1:

Drive Train Design


A robots drive train consists of all of the components used to make the robot move
FIRST Wiki
Due Date: Friday
Vex Inventors Guide:
Structure: squarebot chassis pats and assembly (2.2-2.26)
Programming: using the radio control transmitter (8.45-8.46)
CMU Vex Curriculum: Hardware
http://www.education.rec.ri.cmu.edu/roboticscurriculum/vex_online/hardware/index.htm#

FIRST Wiki: Drivetrain


http://www.firstwiki.net/index.php/Drivetrain

Build a robot to drive around the classroom.


C Level Challenge (70 points):
Make a sketch
Build a robot with skid (tank) steering
o i.e. all wheels always point in the
same direction
Download the Default Code
Make a design drawing
B Level Challenge (85 points):
Make a sketch
Build a robot with swerve drive
o i.e. the wheels have to be steerable
Write a program to drive your robot
Make a design drawing
A Level Challenge (100 points):
Make a sketch
Build a robot with holonomic (omni) drive
o i.e. omni-wheels that turn in
different directions so the robot can
drive in any direction
Write a program to drive your robot
Make a design drawing

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