Sphere Robot BB9E V2 Project - V2 Drivetrain

V2 Drivetrain design and construction

Introduction

In order to improve some aspects of the robot a redesign which has the following features:

” Improved use of space leaving plenty of it for components. “ Added 1 DOF which is rotation around Z axis. “ Added a bearing with a cable pass-through. “ Encoder for velocity and position. “ Added protected Li-Ion batteries.

Fusion 360 Design

The final design in fusion 360 can be seen in the following pictures.

Design of V2 Sphere Robot.

Design of V2 Sphere Robot.

Fabrication

As with the version 1 of the robot the parts where fabricated using a 3D printer, the difference was the printing material is PLA instead of ABS.

3D Printing of the body.

3D Printing of the body.

Printed pieces.

Main body with batteries.

Assembly of lower part.

Assembly of top part.

Assembly of body center.

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