Chassis (Mechanical) QSG

Welcome to the Chassis Mechanical Divison's Quick Start Guide!

Here, you'll find information about the division and how we work. Be sure to check out the Husky Robotics Team QSG for overall team information.

For any questions about mechanical work, please contact Dylan Klavins on Slack. TODO email?

Mechanical lead
Dylan Klavins, [mailto:dklavins@uw.edu dklavins@uw.edu], +1 2067478257

What do members of the HRT's Chassis Mechanical Divison do?
You'll design, build, and test mechanical systems for our rover's chassis. Making detailed plans using CAD software is a key part of this process.

I have a question. Who do I ask?
Post on Slack, ask Dylan (your lead), or ask someone else!

What does our work look like?

 * Planning the rover's chassis and making CAD models
 * Machining and assembling parts in our machine shop
 * Supporting mechanical aspects of the rover during testing

What tools does the team use?
CAD: SolidWorks

PDM: GrabCAD Workbench

Project management: ClickUp TODO is this right?

Documentation: MediaWiki

Other documents and data: Google Drive

What are some key terms to know?

 * CAD - Computer-Aided Design (always refers to Mechanical CAD in the context of the Chassis Mechanical Division)
 * BOM - Bill of Materials

Where do we work?
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Documentation
Documentation is important!

To see how we structure documentation, check out the Wiki flowchart

CAD
Our primary CAD system is SolidWorks. For data management, we use GrabCAD Workbench. For BOM management and fabrication coordination, we use Google Drive.

However, if you're more comfortable in another CAD system, feel free to use it and import data into SolidWorks/GrabCAD/Google Drive for integration. TODO should this be here?

What is SolidWorks and GrabCAD?
SolidWorks is a 3D MCAD (Mechanical CAD) system that is installed and used on Windows computers, with users accessing it needing a license.

GrabCAD, or specifically GrabCAD Workbench, is a cloud-based PDM (Product Data Management) system for file-based workflows, such as SolidWorks CAD, with users needing a local install of the client and an account to use it.

How do I get started?
macOS users: you will need to use the College of Engineering's Virtual Desktop Infrastructure, Boot Camp to set up Windows on your computer, or Parallels (or another virtual machine system) in order to run SolidWorks. Linux users: similar to macOS users, you will need some way of running Windows software.
 * 1) Ask your team lead for a SolidWorks license key TODO is this correct?
 * 2) Go to the SolidWorks download page and follow the instructions to request a download.
 * 1) Launch SolidWorks, create a new file, and select ANSI and inches as your standard and units. Not doing this before opening a file will cause lots of errors later and launching SolidWorks in Safe Mode to repair.
 * 2) Sign up for GrabCAD workbench
 * 3) Install the GrabCAD Workbench client from the GrabCAD website
 * 4) Request access to the Husky Robotics Workbench Account
 * 5) Log in on the GrabCAD client and download any Husky Robotics projects that look interesting to you

You're ready to go!

How is our CAD organized?
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Resources
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