Friday, March 23, 2012
This week we have really made progress on our machine. In the beginning of the week we completed and finalized the MCM. Outside of the machine shop, we have already completed the remaining engineering for the rest of our concept. Ben and Harsh have already begun to manufacture the base of the machine, as well as the rear mounting area and axle system for the gear box. As of now, we hope to have almost all of our machine manufactured by the end of the coming week. Jeff and Haroon plan to begin construction of the tower module early next week.
Friday, March 16, 2012
Week 2
Our goal for this week has been to complete the MCM assignment, as well as the Motor lab.
Our MCM is our gate structure which will be connected to planetary gear box motor. According to our calculations, we will be using a 16:1 gear ratio which will provide us with a torque of 0.054N-m. Whereas, our required torque is 0.0282N-m. The speed of the motor as this torque will be 680 rpm.
Here are some of out manufactured parts
Our goal for this week has been to complete the MCM assignment, as well as the Motor lab.
Our MCM is our gate structure which will be connected to planetary gear box motor. According to our calculations, we will be using a 16:1 gear ratio which will provide us with a torque of 0.054N-m. Whereas, our required torque is 0.0282N-m. The speed of the motor as this torque will be 680 rpm.
Here are some of out manufactured parts
In the above pictures, our top plate on which the motor is attached.
We have also manufactured a bearing holder to which our shaft (displayed above) will be attached. The shaft will then be attached to our MCM(the front gate) which is yet to be manufactured.
We have to still decide the wheels that will be used to move our machine. Depending on the diameter and size of our wheels, our gate will have specific dimensions. Hence, this week we should mostly have decided upon the wheels and dimension the gate accordingly.
Monday, March 5, 2012
Team DC:
Our team's strategy for the Winter 2012 Balltower contest is to attempt to capture and deposit a high-mass ball (55g) from the tower perches. Our hopes are to first capture one of the 55g balls from the tower perch and to then deposit it. After this, our plan is to evaluate our opponent's movements and either attempt to play defense, or attempt to score another point by collecting balls of the table surface.
Briefly, our machine concept consists of a four-wheel, rear-driven device with an tower construct extended from the base of our machine to the height of the ball tower perches. The tower construct will consist of two arms to knock off the balls from the perches and a net contraption to catch the displaced ball. The front of our machine will have a moveable arm that will open and close the entrance of a holding pen. The idea is that our machine will be able to drive over surface balls while the arm is raised and then will close so that no captured balls can escape.
Below are some images of our machine concept:
Our team's strategy for the Winter 2012 Balltower contest is to attempt to capture and deposit a high-mass ball (55g) from the tower perches. Our hopes are to first capture one of the 55g balls from the tower perch and to then deposit it. After this, our plan is to evaluate our opponent's movements and either attempt to play defense, or attempt to score another point by collecting balls of the table surface.
Briefly, our machine concept consists of a four-wheel, rear-driven device with an tower construct extended from the base of our machine to the height of the ball tower perches. The tower construct will consist of two arms to knock off the balls from the perches and a net contraption to catch the displaced ball. The front of our machine will have a moveable arm that will open and close the entrance of a holding pen. The idea is that our machine will be able to drive over surface balls while the arm is raised and then will close so that no captured balls can escape.
Below are some images of our machine concept:
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