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Week 11: Mechanical Design

This week my group and I were tasked with building a machine.

Assignment #1: Design a Machine that Includes Mechanism + Actuation + Automation

My group I was assigned to included me, Pari, Andrew, and Aarush. We were tasked with building a machine. After lots of thinking, we came up with the idea to build an M & M sorting machine. The rest of how we built and put together this machine, as well as the final results can be found right here.

My person contributions include the following:

  • All programming for the entire project
  • Design & Construction of the screen holder
  • 3D modeling of the finished product
  • All the wiring and electronics construction
  • Assistance from Pari and me myself building the base, supports, and mounting the 2 axis machine atop

Final Video & Slide

Below are our group’s final video presentation as well as slide for our project:

And here is our slide:

Week Summary

This set of two weeks tought me a lot about how I interact with a team and group. I found myself struggling to take an idea from an image in my mind and correctly convery it to the others in my group which at some points caused some issues. I also learned I enjoy working alone on projects such as this rather than in a group. On the good side, I learned how to use stepper motors, program UI using python on the RasPi, and also how to construct a two axis machine.


Last update: June 24, 2022