Friday, December 12, 2014
Design Expo Today
Today at the design expo Team JAD's launcher worked well! Our base was 3D printed overnight, however we did not receive notification of its completion so we were unable to mount the launcher onto the base. However, we improvised and used a piece of balsa wood and some tape to hold the launcher in place. Because the base was not attached to the launcher there was some deflection in the launcher which caused the shot to be a little off from the inputted coordinates.
Here are two photos of the launcher at the expo today:
Here are two photos of the launcher at the expo today:
Base Part for 3D Printing
The link to the final version of the SolidWorks part file for the base of the Launcher is posted below so that you can re-create this project using this base, a 1" diameter PVC pipe, two servo motors, and Arudino board, some tie wraps, a ball smaller than 1" diameter to launch, and a pen cap to load the launcher.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7PBwJIYYBo2VkhURWhJRVhBak0/view?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7PBwJIYYBo2VkhURWhJRVhBak0/view?usp=sharing
Beginning of Wrap-Up of the Launcher Project
Last night the 3D printing file for the base of the Launcher was submitted for fabrication. The final stages of our project have begun. Things that Team JAD have completed up until this point:
- A 3D printed model of the base of the Launcher
- The coding for the Arduino circuit board is completed
- A semi-final model (only missing the 3D printed base) has been completed
- A video of the prototype in action
As an overview of the project progress this semester, we had a couple difficulties:
1. The design of the base for the Launcher started out as some duct tape on a piece of cardboard, and getting to a final design took some work.
2 .The coding for the Arduino software did not go smoothly at first, but with a lot of time put into it, the Launcher responds to commands as it should.
Overall, only two design problems (neither too catastrophic) were encountered during this project.
Another post on the whereabouts and times of the Design Expo will be posted shortly.
-Team JAD
- A 3D printed model of the base of the Launcher
- The coding for the Arduino circuit board is completed
- A semi-final model (only missing the 3D printed base) has been completed
- A video of the prototype in action
As an overview of the project progress this semester, we had a couple difficulties:
1. The design of the base for the Launcher started out as some duct tape on a piece of cardboard, and getting to a final design took some work.
2 .The coding for the Arduino software did not go smoothly at first, but with a lot of time put into it, the Launcher responds to commands as it should.
Overall, only two design problems (neither too catastrophic) were encountered during this project.
Another post on the whereabouts and times of the Design Expo will be posted shortly.
-Team JAD
Thursday, December 11, 2014
Team JAD Final code!
In the below Gist from Github, is Team JAD's final coding for the launcher!
The base model seen in the post before has been sent to be 3D printed, and the project is basically complete with the addition of that base!
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The base model seen in the post before has been sent to be 3D printed, and the project is basically complete with the addition of that base!
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Sunday, December 7, 2014
3D Part for Printing
The final stretch of our project has arrived! We have submitted the part below for 3D printing to serve as a sturdier base for our launcher. The bottom servo motor on the launcher will fit securely in the rectangular cut out of the base as seen below.
The code that we have for the launcher will be posted soon.
The code that we have for the launcher will be posted soon.
Tuesday, December 2, 2014
Monday, November 17, 2014
Prototyping Lab Session 1
The rough prototype is built, and functioning with slight errors in code that are being worked out. See the prototype below:
Things we have discovered:
1. We need a solid base so that the cannon does not shift at all.
2. An acrylic base with some sort of wooden block encasing the bottom servo (pictured below) would be ideal
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Team Meeting #2
Things Accomplished at Today's Meeting:
1. Our idea for our project was finalized. We chose to prototype & code a ball launcher. The equations that will be put into the Arduino coding to shoot the ball how far, and where we want it were also created. One servo motor that will decide the position from 0-360 degrees will be used.
2. We decided to 3D print the ball that will be launched, and use a PVC pipe for the barrel. A manual spring mechanism will be used to launch the ball, which will be release by a second servo motor.
At our next team meeting we will begin to construct our prototype and test our code.
Our next meeting will be: Monday, November 17th in the prototyping lab at 4pm.
1. Our idea for our project was finalized. We chose to prototype & code a ball launcher. The equations that will be put into the Arduino coding to shoot the ball how far, and where we want it were also created. One servo motor that will decide the position from 0-360 degrees will be used.
2. We decided to 3D print the ball that will be launched, and use a PVC pipe for the barrel. A manual spring mechanism will be used to launch the ball, which will be release by a second servo motor.
At our next team meeting we will begin to construct our prototype and test our code.
Our next meeting will be: Monday, November 17th in the prototyping lab at 4pm.
Wednesday, November 5, 2014
First Team Blog Post
Team Members:
Aaron Johnson
Justin Colwell
Devon Kraus
Basic Idea:
Team JAD has not decided on a final idea for the design project. Some vague ideas we have thrown around are:
- some sort of cannon that can shoot a projectile
- a tank/car/truck that can shoot a projectile
- an automated tic toe player
- something that shoots something
Another team meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 12th at 4:45pm to figure out the final design, and to begin the prototyping process.
Team picture will be posted shortly.
Interesting & Relevant Arduino Videos:
Aaron Johnson
Justin Colwell
Devon Kraus
Basic Idea:
Team JAD has not decided on a final idea for the design project. Some vague ideas we have thrown around are:
- some sort of cannon that can shoot a projectile
- a tank/car/truck that can shoot a projectile
- an automated tic toe player
- something that shoots something
Another team meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 12th at 4:45pm to figure out the final design, and to begin the prototyping process.
Team picture will be posted shortly.
Interesting & Relevant Arduino Videos:
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