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Costs

No / Low Additional Cost, Can be implemented with Common or Spare Items

Examples:

  • Spare / Small amounts of Stock Material
  • Items available in Kit of Parts

Total Cost < $250, Requires some COTS items or specific Stock Materials

Examples:

  • Gearboxes / Mechanism Kit
  • Required Sensors
  • Sheet of Polycarb, other Material Costs

Total Costs > $250, Requires multiple / costly COTS items or specialized Motors, etc.

Example:

  • Swerve Modules
  • Limelight / Vision Systems
  • COTS Assembly (Climber in a box, etc.)

Manufacturing & Assembly

Can be implemented using basic Hand Tools or Tabletop Machines

Examples:

  • Hand Drill, Hacksaw, etc.
  • Bandsaw, Drill Press
  • 3D Printer

Requires some specialized Machines or some Precision Assembly

Examples:

  • Lathe, Mill, etc.
  • Specialized Tool(s) Required

Requires Automated / Precision Machining or Complex Assembly

Examples:

  • CNC Router
  • Laser or Water Jet Cutter
  • Welding

Software Complexity

Requires No Sensor feedback to implement or 3rd Party Libraries

Examples:

  • Dashboard Changes
  • Digital / Analog Inputs
  • Motor Control

Requires Simple Sensor feedback to implement or 3rd Party Libraries

Examples:

  • Limit Switch, Line Break Sensors, etc.
  • Potentiometers and Encoders
  • Simple 3rd Party Libraries

Requires Complex Sensor feedback to implement, Algorithms, or Tuning

Examples:

  • Motion Profiling
  • Vision Processing
  • Complex PID Loops
  • Complex 3rd Party Libraries