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The update from this week is a summary from previous weeks. We are getting to the final step of our prototype. Last week we had a presentation and it went well. This gave us more confidence on our design concept and we will work harder on improving the prototype. An optimal design for the mechanical system has been reviewed by …
This week we are going to focus on the detail design for the four bar linkage and the flip mechanism. One of our team member Ban Lan is working on his special design where he worked last quarter. Four bar linkage design now has a better design concept and improvement on its motion. The achievement is that we now replace …
This week, each member of the team generated a good idea for the ice traction device such as air-bag, pivot control, and the idea of retractable pen to control engage and disengage. our advisor terry also give us two suggestion design. We applied fluid dynamic, statics and gear technology in the ice traction design. Our advisor go over all the …
In week 4, we determine the minimum viable product and we get our first ice traction design. After our group discussion, we decided to focus on three features, which are “can wear it anywhere,” “non slip” and “durable.” We are enlightened by mechanism of the ball pen and we hope our customer can transfer between state “engaged” and “disengaged” by …
