DESIGN Initially, the four separate turbine blades were created in SolidWorks based on the parameters displayed in Table 1. Table 1: Blade design specifications The chord length to achieve the desired solidity was determined using …
Year: 2019
Project Update – SLA Effects on Polymer Springs
Progress Report Overview of Current Progress An initial wave spring was printed following the direction of the initial project proposal. This was done with highly flexible material, resulting is a non-functional par. The support …
Project Update: Electronic Component Embedding in a FFF Printed Part
Recent advances in additive manufacturing has opened huge avenues for designers to focus its applications into different industries. Different ideas are being tried and tested [1], regarding incorporation of functionality of additive manufactured parts. Over …
Ice Bottle Update 1
Update Requirements: Execution of print trials and experiments proposed. Carefully document the results of what you proposed during the project proposal phase. This includes pictures, data, mechanical drawings, etc. Were your experiments successful? The first …
Polycarbonate Enclosure for Dishwasher-Safe Retainers: Project Update
Project Summary: This project involves designing a box to hold dental retainers in a dishwasher. This is related to two group members’ capstone project, which is testing different materials for a dishwasher-safe retainer. This box …
PROJECT UPDATE – FRICTION SURFACING OF SS 304L
Our objective for this project is to achieve successful deposition of Stainless Steel 304L on the same material. Based on previous studies, and considering force limitations of the HAAS Model TM-1 “Tool Room Mill” machine …
Ice Bottle
Explanation: The idea is to make a bottle out of ice. The bottle will be made in three steps. First, the inner mold is screwed into the outer mold. Water is poured into the gap …
Optimizing Strength of FFF Parts
Introduction: One of the largest downsides to fused deposition modeling (FDM) is the poor mechanical properties of printed parts. Due to the layer-wise process used to build a part, the final product is likely to …
Proposal to Research Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) Drone Frame using CLIP Technology
Brief explanation of Project and Objective First invented and applied during WWII, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) nowadays have a wide range of military and civil applications. The applications range from agricultural surveillance, meteorological data …
SLS Mapping – Ski/Hiking Trails
Background Topographic maps usually use contour lines to represent the amount of variation in elevation and slope in a particular area. However, contour lines are not a particularly intuitive method of representation for such variations. …