Devlog 5: Parking Mechanism, Part 1

Hey guys! My first main content devlog after my last ship.
One of the things I left out on my first ship is a parking mechanism.
One of the unique things about this challenge is the parking bonus, where if 2 bots are fully within a 18x18 zone, we get 30 points (compared to 10 for just one)
I decided to build a parking mechanism for this!
This is partially inspired by 10255’s design, but only for the bellypan. Motor mount and ratchet is all uniquely mine.

The motor

First things first, how am I going to power it?
Luckily, I have one motor left out of my 8 motor limit, so its simple as that, just adding a motor!
But what RPM exactly?
GoBilda, where I really like to get motors from has a multitude of options. I decided to go with 30 rpm, because i feel that would be more than strong enough to lift my robot.

The ratchet

But whats stopping it from falling back down after i climb???
Thats why I decided to make a small inline ratchet!
Hopefully, it isnt meant to hold things for long of course, but it should be long enough to last atleast 3 seconds, which is the minimum for parks.

The bellypan

Now this part is a wip, this will be covered in part two. But for now, its just a polycarb sheet.

(thank you pic collage for the collage tool im lowk abusing it)

First image is part of my inspo btw, the other 2 are my CAD.