The vehicle now has a new power distribution board located in the back behind the motors. It also has the electronics and sensors mounted. The top and sides have been covered with a thin sheet of polycarbonate to protect against rain water.
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Through the break we were not only able to finish the motor brackets but also weld them on to the frame. As you can see in the picture below the frame is whole and has the rear wheels and one motor attached. Also the frame is more than strong enough to hold me up with [...]
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This weekend the team continued to make progress on fabricating the chassis. The front A-frames were welded onto the box frames, and attached some of the support bars. In addition, the tabs for mounting the wheel axles were welded on as well. The frame is now in three large sub-components: the [...]
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Here is a rendering of our final vehicle design!
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Over the weekend, on the 20th and 21st, the team made serious headway on chassis fabrication. The chassis team members have been practicing TIG welding aluminum for several weeks, as none of the chassis team members had ever welded aluminum before. With that experience under their belts, they were prepared to start fabricating the final [...]
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