16. Applications and Implications¶
This week I defined my final project design.
16.0 Assignment of this week¶
Propose a final project masterpiece that integrates the range of units covered,
answering:
What will it do?
Who’s done what beforehand?
What will you design?
What materials and components will be used?
Where will come from?
How much will they cost?
What parts and systems will be made?
What processes will be used?
What questions need to be answered?
How will it be evaluated?
Your project should incorporate 2D and 3D design,
additive and subtractive fabrication processes,
electronics design and production,
embedded microcontroller interfacing and programming,
system integration and packaging
Where possible, you should make rather than buy
the parts of your project
Projects can be separate or joint, but need to show individual
mastery of the skills, and be independently operable
16.1 Proposal¶
| Question | Answer |
| What will it do? | It makes a powered flight using a flapping tail fin |
| Who's done what beforehand? | There have been several flapping wing flyers in nature or artificially, but flapping tail fin flyers are scarcey known. Although flapping tail fin swimmers are very popular in the water. |
| What will you design? | Giant flapping tail fin flyer with electric motor |
| What materials and components will be used? | Several carbon rods for frame, 3D printed plastic parts for mechanic components, thin plastic film for wing surface, a small electric motor /w gear reduction and linkages for driving a tail fin, a couple of small servo motors, litium polymer battery for a power source, and an integrated electric board for a control |
| Where will come from? | Answer |
| How much will they cost? | Around 100 US$(Ready to Fly) |
| What parts and systems will be made? | Several carbon rods for frame, 3D printed plastic parts for mechanic components and a remote controler casing, thin plastic film for wing surface, a small electric motor /w gear reduction and linkages a small servo motor, a litium polymer battery for a power source, and an integrated electric board for a control |
| What processes will be used? | 3D CAD, 3D print, PCB CAD, CNC mill, soldering, embedded programming, interface programming, and integrated assembly |
| What questions need to be answered? | A powered flight using a flapping tail fin :is it possible on our planet? |
| How will it be evaluated? | It would become the first time proof of capability of flapping tail fin flyers |