Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “2016-2017”
Hello readers, These past weeks have been busy for all teams as we head into the fabrication phase. Our power systems teams has been performing tests and gaining hands on experience of the solar cells. One issue that occurred was that the cells were not receiving the soldering well which led to difficulties when trying to connect several together. For …
The team recently received the Moto Mods MDK from Motorola and is starting to work on creating the first major prototype of the satellite system which will be ready for demonstration at Winter Design Review. Since the team finally has access to the development kit, we are now able to launch our Indiegogo campaign in order to advance in the …
This week we have continued to improve our respective subsystem by iteration, modification, and redesign to create a functional subsystem that will be ready to be integrated into one system. Subsystem 1: Solidworks design for attachments to the motor and the rotating star that dispenses food have been designed and are ready to be 3D printed. Subsystem 2: The circuit …
The designs of both the lateral joint and thumb have been evolving extensively. Many iterations have been gone through the entire process of drawing, 3D modeling, printing, and testing for viability. We are close to what we think will be the most efficient, effective, and viable design. The requirements for these designs focus on ease of printing, as well as …
Our camera set up consists of a tungsten lamp (we’re using tungsten because its spectral profile is an ideal, smooth, continuous curve) that emits light through a monochrometer, about 2.5 feet away. The monochromter splits the light and yields a narrow wavelength spectrum. This is the light we’re taking pictures of (and analyzing). The data referred to in our last …
This week the DIY micro controller came in, however the design did not come out the way we want it to be. The filament does not feed into the encasing correctly, nor does the cap completely cover the sensor. We designed and 3D printed a new encasing and we are running tests next week. We are currently designed new wheels, …
Autonomous Boat Week 6 Update It’s week 6 and the team is continuing the construction of the powertrain systems. The goal is to have the craft finished by the end of this quarter so that it can complete its journey from California to Catalina. We have everyone working on their own respective parts and the categories below best summarize the …
For the past week, Timothy and Alejandro have been building the test bed. Bon and Damian have been drafting more designs for the fins. At last week’s team meeting, Professor Tryphon made suggestions for the fin designs, pictured in this blog. We plan to cut out part of a snorkeling fin and test the different fin shapes to see which one is more …
This week, we completed the technical drawings for the level arm. We based our drawings from the cardboard prototype that we did last quarter. From this, we realized that the L-shaped lever cannot complete its full motion, moving forward and backward to push the wheel, at a certain point along its motion path. Thus, we attempted to design an optimal …
With the onset of midterms this week, our team worked on what we could to make progress on the project. The manufacturing team has been researching vacuum compatibility for some of our parts along with designing mounts that will help the overall safety and functionality of the machine. Unfortunately, we had a failure on the electrical side of things which …
