2010:Mechanical 2 01.12

01.12.2010

Start time: 6:45 PM

End time: 9:15 PM

Members present: Members present: Alex W.,Nathan K.,Mike Mo.,Jake K.,Mike Mac.,Chris H., Kristina K., Shauna R., Becca H., Sam _., Alex V., Tom C., Dave V., Mike W.

Tasks Completed:

We worked together to come up with a mechanism design.
We jointly worked with drivetrain to review constraints and other important details
We started working with a "golf club shooter" by manipulating designs on Auto Desk
We did not finish working on a final design and but did calculate the force needed to hit the ball effectivly 30 feet at 10 ft/second... It was calculated that this would required approximately 32 lbs of force applied to the ball for 6 inches of the contact with the ball.
Tomorrow we should continue working with designs and with cad to refine a possible mechanism design.
Brief experiment was performed to understand force capability of the surgical tubing supplied in the KOP. 8 strains approximately 12" long exert a force of approximately 43 ponds when streched to approximately 19".
The images from today are in the wiki and have been inserted in the Images & Additional information section directly below.

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