156B Week 10

Overview of Status of Analysis, Design, Fabrication, Tests, etc.

• • Fabrication

    • Completing safety cage to satisfy safety objective

  • Electronics

    • Designing optical RPM component

    • Programming the motor control

Accomplishments from Previous Week

• • Electronics

    • Software

      • Made a program that turns on and off the motor as well as control the speed

      • Made a program that acquires a voltage signal from strain conditioner, filters it, and calculates the load and stress placed on the test article

    • Hardware

      • Created a relay control circuit to turn on and off the motor electronically via labview program

  • Fabrication

    • Used wooden sawhorses to raise and support testing rig

    • Placed caster wheels under wood supports to make testing rig mobile.

    • Made a safety cage from hexagonal holed sheet metal

    • Made a hex bolt head fixture for the load bolt to prevent the load bolt from rotating that could wound up the strain gauge wires

Goals for Next Week (list names after each item). Use specific and measurable objectives.

Sponsor Comments from Last Meeting and Actions Taken to Address these Comments (indicate date of comments and if via email or in person)

Instructor Comments from Last Meeting and Actions Taken to Address these Comments  (indicate date of comments and if via email or in person)

Comments from Other Students in the Class (indicate date of comments and if via email or in person)

Risks and Areas of Concern

Resources or Information Required but not Available

Schedule

• • Describe upcoming milestone

  • Update Gantt chart.

Budget (list amount spent and amount remaining)

Progress on Report and Webpage