PowerWheels 2014 2014-Jun-09 meeting

Agenda

Chassis

Design

• Discussion of driver position
  • feet
  • windshield
  • steering column
• Design for plate where motors go
• Design (and tray?) for where batteries go

Build

• Finish welding
• Complete Steering

Back Wheels

• replace bearings
• add gear

Front Wheels

• replace bearings
• add disc brake

Motors

• add gear
  • re-measure DD motor shaft
• Mounting to plate (depends on Chassis)

Motor Controller

• need 2

Batteries

• Decide on a battery now?

Stuff we need

• more bicycle chain
• more bicycle gears (we have a lot but they are mostly the same size)
  • bicycle sprockets?
• wire of appropriate gauge for the motor and batteries