This is the design and building of my first all -Terrain robot!
The original idea was for a beginners all-terrain robot that could easily cross rough ground and long grassy fields, nothing major. This is the first "hobby" robot that I've built since university so its been a learning curve, I'm used to industrial robotics and automation s
ystems.
I looked at a few designs that had independent suspension etc but with limited "hobby" robot experience I went simple and "cheap" so excuse me for the robots simple design.
Components.
- Two 200W 24Vdc motors
- Sabertooth dual channel 25amp motor speed controller
- Two Haze 12V 44ah AGM lead acid batteries
- Four 250mm (10") pneumatic tyres with split steel wheels
- Two 12.7mm (1/2") drive chains
- Four 12.7mm (1/2") sprockets
- Eight 20mm ID floating four bolt flange bearings
- Four axles, two motor direct driven, EN24T steel
- 102mm (4") aluminium square hollow section
- 500x500mm, 8mm thick aluminium plate
- Futaba RC control.
The robot chassis, the 500 x 500mm 8mm thick aluminium plate with the sections of 102 x 102mm hollow box.
The 10" or 250mm diameter steel split wheels with pneumatic tyre and the 24VDc 200w motors with 90 degree 17:1 ratio gearbox.
Chassis with flange bearings, axles and sprockets mounted, note the chain showing how the second axle is driven.
