Initially, the bottle opener took three hours to print using the home-user printers we have in lab. However, because the home-user printers lack the resolution to print a moving hinge, all other prototypes were printed on a stratasys …
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Bow Optimization
Bow Optimization Choices We were surprised by how flexible the first version of the bow was. It was designed with some flexibility in mind, but we felt that this version was able to deflect much …
4.) Print prototype and evaluate assembly
Since the first printed prototype version of the grip and trigger was unwieldy, too small, and the resolution was not high enough to print all the details, we scaled everything up to 2 times the …
Functional and Aesthetic Optimization
In the past week we printed another prototype of our last design, using a Stratasys printer. Unfortunately, the minimum layer height of that printer (0.25mm) proved to be too large compared to the Ultimaker 2+ (0.1mm), which made our design impossible to …
Collapsible Bottle Opener – Prototype and Evaluation
The printing of our most recent prototypes included a larger hinge and altering the curvature of the opener to better grasp the bottle lid. These models restricted to movement of the hinge to 90 degrees. The …
Print Prototype and Evaluate Assembly
Print Prototype and Evaluate Assembly Summary Multiple components of the crossbow were handed off to the TA so that they could be printed on the Stratasys. These included the Main Body, Bow, and the Crank …
Collapsible Bottle Opener – Strength Optimization Rev. 2
Upon successful printing after our first design modifications, we analyzed the bottle opener and new concerns and ideas arose. The bottle opener had been printed to restrict hinge movement past 90 degrees (see Figure 1 …
Collapsible Bottle Opener – Strength Optimization
The hinge on the last prototype was rather weak, and the insoluble support was difficult to remove. For the next design the hinge will be made bigger and given bigger clearances so that the support structure can more …
3.) Optimization of the Crossbow
Testing and Design Optimization To test the initial design of the Snap Fit Mini Crossbow we printed the grip and trigger mechanism with the Flash Forge Replicator Dual. We investigated if the assembly of the …
Ornithopter Design Optimization
Initial Optimization: In the first optimization steps for our ornithopter design, the intent was to reduce the build time and minimize the support structure. The original design consisted of three pieces, with many cut-out sections …