9/1/22 Finalized version of Drone Landing Platform Structure

Colin Szeto

This section overviews the decision making on why 1020 construction was selected in creating the drone landing platform

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The bearings intersect with the existing solution for mounting the 8020 cross braces on the bottom of the 8020 rail

An alternative solution was to use the 8020 part number 2565

Part website here

However each of these angled profiles had a unit cost of 20 dollars. This would come up to a minimum of 160 dollars if we wanted to support the horizontal rails

An alternative solution was devised to utilize 1020 bars (1 in by 2 in) as the support

This usage of 1020 allows the carts to freely move along the bars with providing support the construction.

This top view illustrates the landing platform will be amply supported

This triple bar configuration would not have provided ample support for the landing platform.

Parts list and supporting documents: here