1D: Design Methodology - Simple Swerve Drivebase
Introduction
So far, you've worked on CAD fundamentals through courses and FRC-relevant exercises, but haven't done anything within a larger context. In this stage, you'll dive right into designing for a real robot. In this project, you will be designing a swerve drivebase while being introduced to a design workflow that will be applied to all future projects.
- Learn the basics of top-down design and layout sketching
- Model a swerve drivebase using COTS swerve modules
- Create a top-level assembly and insert a pre-modeled mechanism (1678's 2023 elevator and manipulator)
Even if you've already modeled a drivetrain the past, this guide serves as an excellent introduction to the top-down layout sketch design methodology.
