June 29

Almost fully modeled flywheel, adjusted pivot holes, made holes in chassis, ordered chassis and the rest of flywheel parts. 

Sorry forgot to upload this devlog yesterday

Today was only a CAD day. I spent the first few minutes writing down what I needed to model today which included modifying the drivetrain chassis so that the pivot system can be attached and drawing out the holes for the flywheels on the intake so that we can order both pieces. 

I started by making the holes for the pillow bearings which would be on the opposite side of the pivot motor. Then placed my drawing from yesterday of how the flywheels would look like onto the far end of the intake. 

I made holes into the intake of where the bearings would go, then added some motor mount holes on the side of it, and finally some holes to add a guide rail inside the intake itself. Also since the flywheels would have a pretty small amount of clearance I added some holes into the wall of the intake to allow for it to increase in diameter when spinning quickly so that it wouldn’t hit the wall.

Lastly, I started to fully model what the flywheel would look like including the bearings, shaft, flex wheels, and belt pulleys. I still need to adjust the length of the shaft and get the motors in the right positions. 

It also needs a few more constraints as seen in the video of it pivoting.