Thursday, October 14, 2010

Labyrinth RC Car

In my Mechatronics class we were assigned to build a simple remote controlled car which could carry a 500g payload (that's the black cylinder thingy in the middle), and drive through a labyrinth course.  I wanted to challenge myself to build it as modular as possible.  We were only allowed to use lasercut acrylic or MDF, so I implemented slide-fits for most of my connections between the layers of the car.  This way the front caster wheel (which has a transparent revolution around it to ensure that doesn't interfere with anything else), the side red walls, the circuit boars, and the base of the car are easily removable.  Below is a diagram of how  my slide-fits work.

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