The Mechacidal maniac is a four-wheel-drive, four-wheel-steering mechanical monster

 

01424001.JPG (191055 bytes)01424005.JPG (192351 bytes)01424007.JPG (220689 bytes)01426001.JPG (216569 bytes) The beginnings of motor pod construction.  Tubes are slotted and bar stock is sliced and holed.
01430012.JPG (183600 bytes)01430013.JPG (198594 bytes) Once the rings are welded to the tubes the whole mess is trued up on the lathe.  The custom Teflon bushings are fitted.
01715001.JPG (186637 bytes)01715003.JPG (216720 bytes) Our assembled motor pods.
01807001.JPG (186074 bytes)01811001.JPG (199167 bytes) Our version of CAD... Cardboard Aided Design.
01808001.JPG (204709 bytes)01808004.JPG (180275 bytes) Voltage testing on the seriesed motors.
01811011.JPG (196846 bytes)01811012.JPG (196253 bytes) Support structure manufacturing.
01818001.JPG (199194 bytes)01819001.JPG (206889 bytes) More CAD for the wheel mounts.
01825009.JPG (224994 bytes) Lots of motors to be modified.
01909001.JPG (203207 bytes)01909005.JPG (186633 bytes) The actual wheel mounts as built.
01915001.JPG (202841 bytes)01915007.JPG (193094 bytes)01915009.JPG (190517 bytes) The motor support side rails
01924003.JPG (225960 bytes)01927001.JPG (195568 bytes) Side rails mounted to the frame.
01A07001.JPG (234891 bytes)01A07002.JPG (242639 bytes)01A09001.JPG (243498 bytes) One big bowl of spaghetti.  Too bad the chargers only charge 40 cells at a time :-)
01A11001.JPG (147673 bytes)01A11002.JPG (173246 bytes)01A11003.JPG (169948 bytes)01A11005.JPG (181549 bytes) How long do you think it takes to set up for 10 seconds of interview time?