Week 9

Mechanical Design

To do list:

  • design a machine (mechanism+automation), including the end effector
  • build the passive parts and operate it manually
  • document the group project and your individual contribution

We decided to the linear stage created by Nadya.

For our settings we used: Cut: P=80, S=30,F=50 Scoring: P=50, S=70,F=50. After the pieces were cut, we assembled the stage.

For our group project we decided to create an "automated camera mount" for your mobile device. End effect would be a cool way to capture great 360 degree footage or create time-lapse videos. Upon completion, my contribution will also be designing the final p

Problems I ran to:

  • Nadya's laser cutter settings did not work for our machine. We had to adjust the settings using trial and error.
  • Cardboard presented some minor complications with the folding
  • Cardboard linear stage did not move accurately do to folding issues.