A1 Base Plate Redesign

Owned by
Austin Tailon Huang
Last updated: Nov 01, 2022 by
Ryan Mark
1 min read

Due Date: Aug 16, 2022

Contributor Log

Name

Contribution

Name

Contribution

@Austin Tailon Huang

Task Manager

@Ryan Mark

Task Owner

Skills

  • Sheet metal design

  • Waterjet fabrication

  • Basic CAD Skills

Task Description

  • The current A1 base plate uses 4 M8 screws to mount to the drivetrain

  • There are concerns about stability, so we want to redesign the A1 baseplate (MR22-A1-P0042) to have more mounting holes.

 

Task Breakdown

Redesign base plate (MR22-A1-P0042)
Ensure new base plate properly interfaces with chassis mounting plate (MR22-DT-P0097)
Update CAD
Select new fasteners, review design
Fabricate base plate

Prerequisites

N/A

Progress Journal

  • Aug 16, 2022 @Austin Tailon Huang

    • Task created

  • Oct 4, 2022 @Ryan Mark

    • Discussed in-person the backplate with Austin and Chan

    • Countersink fasteners would be preferred over counterbore fasteners

      • Too thin the metal (0.125” to have counterbore)

 

  • MR22-A1-P0042 (base plate CAD)

  • MR22-A1-A0009 (A1 CAD)

  • MR22-DT-A0008 (DT CAD)

  • MR22-DT-P0097 (DT base plate CAD)