2019:Elevator
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We discovered that we can in fact drive the elevator in both directions, which is infinitely better than what we previously thought.
reference video from the greybots elevator: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=109&v=-wJh6Z46U5c
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1/20/2019[edit]
Goals: [edit]
- Determine piston and placement
- Start CAD design for elevator
- test feasability for brake for carrige
Accomplishments/Creations:[edit]
- Progress in CAD
- Determined cylinders for moving elevator
- re-designed assembly to not require latch
- We've been testing a different method of pivoting the elevator which would make the mechanism a latch to hold it upright.
- cyliner: https://www.mcmaster.com/6498k995
Learned:[edit]
- Use vectors to calculate forces in complex assemblies
