Monday, November 29, 2010

Updated Schedule

We ran behing of Schedule. We were supposed to have our Car made by now, but all we have completed so far is the ramp. Here is our schedule for the rest of the term.

Nik & Ahsun- Tuesday-Friday: Start and finish building the Flipper Module. This involves:

-waterjet for base and triangles
-cut 4 pieces of aluminum 90 stock and drill holes
-cut rack, drill holes, and counterbore to hide screws.
-cut 2x1 aluminum stock into two pieces and drill holes. Use bandsaw to make a gap for the balls in the second piece.
-assemble planetary motor with 80:1 ratio
-cut 1/4'' aluminum rod for motor shaft
-press fit pinion to shaft
-attach shaft to motor using flexible coupling
-assemble everything

Ben & Syaz- Tuesday-Friday: Start and finish building the Car Module.
-cut the base with 1/4" acrylic plate
-cut out two of the ball clamp with 1/8" hardboard
-cut out the aluminum rod for motor shafts and wheel shafts
-cut out the aluminum L-block for the bushing mounts
-figure out the mechanism for our double gear motor-box, assemble the motorbox to gear ratio 114.7:1
-cut out clamp support with 1/4" aluminum plate
-sandpaper shafts
-pressfit the rods with wheels
-assemble everything
-test the car with power supply
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday of next week: make modifications and hope for the best!

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