Robot design critique needed

[Micahy321]

I’m new to vex V5 and before we start practices this summer I am looking for critique on the robot design I have drafted for vrc over under. The specs are:

4 motor drive (6 wheels to get over barrier)
2 motor conveyor belt intake
2 motor cata/elevation mech

One of my big questions is what should my target rpm be for the drivetrain. I don’t need it to be very fast but I definitely don’t want to have motors burning out on me.

If it would help, I can upload pictures of my “blueprints” but I’m mostly just looking for advice from more experienced engineers. Thank you in advance!

[andromedagalactic4]

@Micahy321

One of my big questions is what should my target rpm be for the drivetrain. I don’t need it to be very fast but I definitely don’t want to have motors burning out on me.

Maybe test it out and find what works best for you…

[thedudeJose]

@Micahy321

One of my big questions is what should my target rpm be for the drivetrain. I don’t need it to be very fast but I definitely don’t want to have motors burning out on me.

This will help you with that.

Another thing I consider is you to CAD absolutely EVERYTHING. It might sound like a pain, but it saves you from having to eyeball everything, which means you have a very small chance of messing anything up. Onshape is a very good software for this, as you can pretty much run it on any computer newer than 2017 with no problem, (i have a 2015 macbook pro and it is a bit choppy, but it does the job) and it has a library of almost all of the vex v5 parts in existence.

[Micahy321]

I won’t be able to do that till August our coach wants us to gain experience by building and using the herobot till the school year starts

[Micahy321]

Ok, I’ll try to use onshape that’s a good idea