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Essential Mechanical Design Tutorial for Robotics Using SolidWorks

This comprehensive tutorial focuses on the mechanical design of robots, emphasizing the importance of considering all components, including motors, wheels, batteries, and the structure of the robot. Utilizing SolidWorks, a premier solid modeling program widely used in academia and industry, the tutorial covers essential design tips, including competition-ready designs for Sumo robots. It guides users through basic functions from 2D sketching to 3D modeling, integrating advanced techniques and tools like Fillets, Chamfers, and Finite Element Analysis. Visit our website for more resources!

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Essential Mechanical Design Tutorial for Robotics Using SolidWorks

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  1. Mechanical Design TutorialF10

  2. mechDESIGN • Physical presence of the robot • Key to mechanical design of robots is keeping in mind all the components that go into a robot

  3. designTOOLS • Main program: Solidworks • Solid modelling program used everywhere from academia to industry • The UWRT has a sponsorship deal with Solidworks • I use Solidworks at my co-op job • The tutorials are very helpful

  4. designTIPS • Sumo competition design can be as simple or as complex as you want • Make sure to allow for the board, motors, wheels, and two sets of batteries. • Pay attention to how the metal will be bent and the order in which you will be doing so

  5. solidworksOVERVIEW • Basis of Solidworks consists of making a 2D sketch and extruding it to a 3D object • Useful tools like Hole Wizard, Rendering, Patterns, Fillets, Chamfers • More advanced techniques like sweeps, lofts • Built in FEA (Finite Element Analysis) software

  6. solidworksMODELLING • Start with sketch • Proceed to Extrude

  7. solidworksMODELLING • Here is a box

  8. solidworksTUTORIALS • These. Do them. They are your friends.

  9. uwrtMODELS

  10. questions? • This presentation is posted on our website • You should check our website often. • http://uwrobotics.uwaterloo.ca/

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