Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Project Achievements”
In our last week, UAV Forge has made tangible progress since the beginning of the quarter: a frame and electronics housing. These final products exhibit the magnitude and scale of our work. During our last project meeting, the quarter grading session was scheduled on Saturday, where the teams meet with the Project Lead (Cheng) and Project Manager to discuss each …
The Propulsion team was originally having trouble getting the tilt-rotor’s servos to rotate the correct direction and they have found a solution: using a programmable servo. The team is still working on replacing the servos on the tilt-rotor prototype. Because the replacement servos are different from the original ones, Propulsion must replace all the servos, on the left and right …
Big thank you to our first official sponsor, MSC Software! MSC Software is a global leader in helping product manufacturers to advance their engineering methods with simulations software and services. With the help of MSC Software, we can optimize the design of our solar car by using their product to test our car’s dynamic capabilities.
The first design of our solar car is almost complete. After months of hard work, our alpha design of the solar car is beginning to come together. We currently have our spaceframe chassis done and CADed up in Solidworks. The chassis is assembled to the suspension components, which include brakes, steering, and the actual suspension system itself. We decided to …
The first design of our solar car is almost complete. After months of hard work, our alpha design of the solar car is beginning to come together. We currently have our spaceframe chassis done and CADed up in Solidworks. The chassis is assembled to the suspension components, which include brakes, steering, and the actual suspension system itself. We decided to …
UAV Forge has been working hard before final exams catch you to our members. The Propulsion team has finalized the left side of the tilt rotor prototype. Using a remote controller, the rotor can make a 90 degree rotation. Now the team will work with the Avionics team to complete the other side and mirror the controls. The mechanical design …
It’s remarkable how fast a quarter happens. Time flies when you’re having fun, or an engineer putting in back to back hours trying to balance your classes, work, internship, and any extra-curricular activities. For the Spacecraft Thermal System mechanical team, this quarter was a productive one. Our goal this quarter was to complete construction of our thermal testing chamber. The …
This week we finalized the presentation details for our peer review and started to work on our design poster. In our peer review presentation, we wanted to include our revise budget, the timeline for the quarter, who we selected as our sponsors, potential roadblocks and the progress we have made to manufacture our CAD design. In addition, a draft of …
This week, we received the finished product from tube technologies. The top set of tubes is for the lever arm that attaches from the wheel, follows the shape of the wheel, and allows the patient to push forward. The middle set of tubes is for the brake calibers. Lastly, the bottom set of tubes is for the spring return attachment …
This week, we performed a simulation analysis on the lever arm. The goal was to ensure that the brake caliper was not mounted at a location where it would deflect far enough and cause the brakes to lock up. The device was given a simulated 200 N load in the transverse direction at the handle. The handle deflected 5 mm …
