ARCHITECTURE CHANGE: batteries no longer sit flat on the base plate.
They mount VERTICALLY on a central mast via a height-adjustable carousel.
CG is tuned by sliding the carousel up/down the stem.
Part A — prototype_baseplate.scad (Rev C):
- PLATE_DEPTH: 210mm → 130mm (no battery footprint constraint)
- Removed all battery tray geometry (holes, strap slots, expansion mounts)
- Added central stem socket: Ø38.6mm bore + 4x M5 flange bolt holes on Ø66mm BC
- Added stem_flange() module: laser-cut ring (qty 2, one each side of plate)
- Wiring pass-through slots flanking stem centre
- FC mount relocated to FC_X_OFFSET = -40mm (front of plate, clear of stem)
- New RENDER="stem_flange_2d" DXF export option
Part B — stem_battery_clamp.scad (new):
- Collar: two 3D-printed D-shaped halves, split at Y=0
- Ø38.6mm bore (1.5" EMT / 6061-T6 tube)
- 4x M6 clamping bolts + hex nut pockets
- 1x M6 set screw per half for height/rotation lock
- Arm attachment pads with M4 through-holes + nut pockets
- Arms: flat bars, laser-cut or printed, ARM_REACH=55mm
- Battery cradles: U-channel, open top, Velcro strap slots at 30% + 65% height
- BATT_COUNT param: 2 (180°), 3 (120°), or 4 (90°) radial batteries
- ARM_START_ANGLE chosen per BATT_COUNT to keep all arms clear of Y=0 split
- Battery ghosts in assembly for visualisation
- Full RENDER control: assembly / collar_half / arm / arm_2d / cradle
- Assembly sequence + CG tuning notes in file footer
BOM.md → Rev C:
- Part A table updated (5 laser-cut parts + stem tube)
- Part B table added (collar halves, arms, cradles, fasteners)
- Battery section: flat-deck layout replaced with vertical stem guide
- Fastener table updated to match new architecture
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Adds prototype_baseplate.scad — a laser-cuttable / CNC-routable flat
base plate for the self-balancing robot using caliper-verified axle
dimensions from the wiki (replaces placeholder values in PR #7):
Axle base dia: 16.11 mm (was 14 mm)
D-cut OD: 15.95 mm (new)
D-cut flat chord: 13.00 mm (new)
Total protrusion: 65.50 mm
Bearing seat OD: 37.80 mm
Tire OD: 254 mm (10x2.125")
Axle CL height: 127 mm (was wrong 310 mm)
Design:
- Single flat plate (6 mm Al / 8 mm acrylic), 680x220 mm blank
- Open fork slots (16.51 mm, semicircular tip) at each axle end
- Bearing seat relief cutout prevents Ø37.8 mm collar binding on edge
- Two-piece dropout clamp: lower (round bore) + upper (D-cut bore)
- D-cut profile computed from chord geometry with 0.3 mm all-round clearance
- MAMBA F722S FC holes (30.5x30.5 mm M3), battery mount holes (M4)
- Lightening slots, corner radii via minkowski
- RENDER param switches between 3-D assembly and 2-D DXF projections
for each of the three laser-cut parts
Updates BOM.md to Rev B: measurement delta table, prototype BOM section,
updated motor entry with verified axle spec.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
