Mr. Williams is building the chassis and body for the racecar, while Cyclone is supplying the engine.
After building the chassis, designing and testing the circuits, writing the software, and tuning the PID coefficients, we were able to sucessfully balance the robot on the two wheels, and even carry a load.
Building the chassis represents 60% of White's costs.
That involved taking the company's "FM" (front-mid) platform and building a chassis around it that would be exceedingly rigid.
In 1903 they received 10% of Ford Motor in return for building 650 chassis with engines, transmissions and axles for Ford's original Model A. This stock, originally valued at $20,000, they sold back to Ford in 1919 for $25 million, some of which went to pay for what would be the largest steam yacht afloat at the time.
A1GP has postponed the opening round of its 2008/09 championship due to a delay in building its new chassis.
ClearMotion, a company that's building an alternative chassis for vehicle makers that replaces traditional physical shock absorbers with digital, software-driven adaptive actuators, has readied $100 million in a Series C round, led by a group of clients advised by J.P. Morgan's asset management wing and with participation from NEA, Qualcomm Ventures and more.
The blast from the van shattered buildings, hurling the chassis of the vehicle high into the air before it crashed into the swimming pool.
The mechanical team is responsible for designing and building the robot's chassis: its frame, waterproof capsules and actuators.
Building a large fiberglass chassis involved several innovations.
