Electronics Mounts
I designed and 3D printed mounts for our FRC robot's electrical components, which greatly reduced our electrical faults.
After our first regional FRC competition this year, I realized we had a problem with securing our electrical components. In particular, we had a few parts that were difficult to bolt directly to our belly pan. The RoboRIO because it had no bolt holes, and our smaller components (CANivore, VRM, and Pigeon) because the holes were too small to fit a sturdy bolt through.
To remedy this I CADed 3d printed mounts that had properly sized and spaced holes to be bolted to the belly pan, and had an easier way of attaching and removing the components. The smaller mounts used heat set threaded inserts and small bolts, and the RoboRIO mount included zip-tie holes.
I also realized that the USB-C cable that connected to the CANivore was very easy to pull out, so I added arms to the CANivore mount to keep that USB-C cable in place. You can see the CAD and final products below:
