Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Project Achievements”
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 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 …
UAV Forge has made a task timeline to help synchronize each of the team’s progress. It’s a definite eye-opener on where the work is being down and why some teams are behind in their tasks. Week 4 is another result of slow progress. The Propulsion team has assembled and tested the plane’s 2nd motor. They encountered an unusual balancing issue. …
This week, we selected the sponsors that we needed to manufacture MPOWRD. For the tube bending of the frame, we chose Tube Technology. This small company helped create the lever arms. Due to the very small size of the company, there was very limited information on the company history available on the Internet. For the power coating frame, we chose …
Our team aimed at designing a wearable sensor for the UV and air pollution to protect the health of human beings. In the fall quarter, our team completed the sensor circuit design, Programming on the MCU and Wireless communication from the MCU to the laptop. During the week 1-3 of this quarter, our team is working on the mathematic modeling …
This week, Michael Cole and Alejandro Martin worked rigorously last week to finalize the design for our tank. Our tank will include a 6in polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipe to minimize turbulence and maximize the flow rate of the water. This will give us better results to evaluate our fin’s thrust. To do this, we will cut the pipe longitudinally into …
This week, we put together our schedule for the quarter. The goal is to manufacture and create a prototype of the wheelchair rehabilitation device that can be detached from the wheelchair and transported independently. The timeline is as follows: For week three, our plan is to deliver the drawings to the tubing fabricator. For week five, we expect to receive …
Propulsion team have successfully got one of the tilt rotors to function with the flight controller by fixing electrical gain and polarity of the set up. They discovered that the autopilot mechanism and the controller operate on opposite polarity, meaning the signals are impeding each other. The team also reworked the joints of the quadcopter prototype to reduce the vibration …
On Sunday 1/22 we were able to perform our first antenna deployment test. Testing had to be conducted using a makeshift cardboard box due to being unable to 3D print the CubeSat frame. Nevertheless, the test was a success as the antenna was able to deploy and transmit wirelessly the data sent from the smartphone. The testing setup went through …
The Modular CubeSat project was super busy over winter quarter and we have a lot to show for. First, we just recently became a finalist for Motorola’s “Transform the Smartphone” Challenge! With this achievement we will be receiving the main heart of our satellite, a Motorola Z, and a development kit for free from Lenovo. This gives us an opportunity …
