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Week 12 Assignments - Mechanical Design, Machine Design

The as-built Inkuity machine.

Group Assignment

The group assignment for this week was in 2 parts:

  • Mechanical Design (part 1 of 2)
    • Design a machine that includes mechanism + actuation + automation + application
    • Build the mechanical parts and operate it manually
    • Document the group project
  • Machine Design (part 2 of 2)
    • Actuate and automate your machine
    • Document the group project

Outcomes

The group assignment page for this week is on the 2025 Charlotte Super Fab Lab group site for Week 12 - Mechanical Design, Machine Design.

Individual Assignment

The individual assignment for this week was to:

  • Document your individual contribution (to the group assignments)

Outcomes

With a two-person team, it was straightforward to divide the workload along the lines of the two parts of the assignment. We collaborated throughout, but Jeremy focused on mechanical design part (mechanism + actuation) and I focused on the hardware / software part (automation + application).

Highlights included:

  • Ideation on project directions
  • Backup system (3D printed plotter) hardware and software testing
  • Inkuity Automation Control - stepper motor hardware setup and testing
  • Inkuity Applicaton Control - software and application development