Crayon CAD - Differential Gearbox

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I designed the differential gear box mechanism in CAD today, I didn’t have tons of time to work on it, but I got the general dimensions figured out.
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It will operate as a differential gearbox for the rotation and the pitch of the main tool-head. I used gearlabs to generate the bevel gears.
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I also worked on some designs for the tool head system, and am considering weather or not a tool changer is necessary
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Crayon CAD #2 - Main Gantry Structure

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This is what I like to call “Crayon CAD” or when the project exists as undetailed blobs.
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I have just finished working out some of the basic layout of the gantry structure. It is going to be cantilevered over One side of the rotating base, and the extendable carriage will ride along the 72 inch long 2x2 aluminum tube using bearings and belts.
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The main beam is supported by two 2x2 aluminum tubes that form a triangle of support, this design allows for maximum travel length and minimal interaction with plants.
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FYI I am currently designing the robot to be compatble with any plant up to 36 inches tall, this includes some smaller types of tomato, pepper, and bean plants.
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I also sketched out the roller gantry design before CADing it.
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Crayon CAD - The Garden bed

This is what I like to call “Crayon CAD” or when the project exists as undetailed blobs.
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Crayon CAD for the garden bed base is complete! This will be a good frame to start making rough CAD for the gantry system and elevators, along with spacing out the general dimensions before getting into mastersketches.
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The current Idea is that the gantry will ride along these 1.5” aluminum tubes, and will be externally belted for linear motion
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Preliminary design constraints and sketches for garden robot