.100 or thicker = thick wall (Good for chassis for durability and high impact surface
Bellypan
Has many grommit holes to allow for elec components to mount, and has holes for mounting onto chassis and save weight. Known as pocketing
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Typically 1/16" to 1/4" in thickness
Thicker bellypans have smoother driving due to lower center of mass (COM is VERY important)
Mounting tubes integrated in the middle for mounting subsystems and increasing overall durability
Connected to core 2x1s by gussets
Place battery first when designing drivetrain as it is the heaviest so you can take COM into account (important for deciding how smooth your robot can drive)
Tungsten sheets are heavy and good for COM, but very expensive (Insert mcmaster carr tungsten sheet price pic)
When designing your drivebase, your main goal should be maximizing COM while maintaining efficient mass to incorporate toher subsystems in the future
Acceleration is prioritized in games which require lots of change of direction and a need for a fast topspeed accumulation
Tall robots which have a need for speed require heavier drivebases to maintain balance
If geared too tall, it means it takes too long to reach topspeed
Robots geared too high will do better with pushing (kinda like torque) while bots geared for top speed won't (Speed is inverse of torque)
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