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 …
Year: 2016
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 …
Optimization of Materials/Parts
Optimization for support structures Crossbow Body The body of the crossbow will be printed on it’s side so that the only support material that will be required, is in the tracks where the pencil …
Collapsible Bottle Opener – CAD Component Design
This week the team worked on integrating the the profile of a bottle opener with the hinge and clasp design from a bag clip. While the hinge and clasp design for the bag clip was …
CAD Drawings
In this blog post we would like to discuss some of our CAD models which depict the optimization changes that we proposed in our previous post. To summarize, we intended to (1) redesign the two …
Crossbow Team #2 (The REAL team)
Scope of project: Modify parent design from thingiverse: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:200976 Re-design thingiverse model to eliminate post processing on the ratchet mechanism Optimize body strength/weight ratio using FEA Replace the existing two-part bow with a one-part bow system …
Ornithopter – CAD Component Design
The goal of this project is to design and build a working, 3D printed ornithopter. To highlight the advantages of 3D printing, our team is trying to reduce the number of individual parts in the …