Overview of Status of Analysis, Design, Fabrication, Tests, etc.
The collar (with welded gussets) is now mounted to the wooden structure, and the center shaft and guide shafts are in place
Overall status is we have completed the static wooden structure and installed the collar, the center shaft, the base plate, and the guide shafts.
We received our pulleys, timing belt pulleys, timing belts and encoders on Tuesday 5/22
Accomplishments from Previous Week
Installed guide rails (Erik and Quintin)
Cut acrylic base plate and installed (Erik and Daniel)
Installed bottom 2x4 bar for guide rail and load cell bracket fixtures (Erik
LaserCAMM pulley mounts and fan shroud (Htin)
Goals for Next Week (list names after each item). Use specific and measurable objectives.
LaserCAMM and attach acrylic helicopter (Daniel)
Fabricate helicopter mount (Quintin)
Mount sensors, pulleys, timing belts (Erik)
Finish homepage and final design section on webpage (Htin)
Sponsor Comments from Last Meeting and Actions Taken to Address these Comments (indicate date of comments and if via email or in person)
Comment(5/22): Try to have the helicopter at least running by next meeting.
Due to the time to receive parts and another possible order delay for our helicopter motors, rotors, etc, we are a little concerned that we won't have it running by Tuesday.
Instructor Comments from Last Meeting and Actions Taken to Address these Comments (indicate date of comments and if via email or in person)
Comment (5/16): Some form of damping system needs to be installed in case of power failure
Team discussed several ways to accomplish this, and also received an email suggestion from Dr. Tustaniwskyj. This will be finalized as we finish the assembly.
Comments from Other Students in the Class (indicate date of comments and if via email or in person)
None this week
Risks and Areas of Concern
Getting parts on time and assembling them in short period
Resources or Information Required but not Available
None this week
Schedule
Describe upcoming milestone
Update Gantt chart.
Budget (list amount spent and amount remaining)
$898.38 spent and $101.62 remaining
Progress on Report and Webpage
Finished working on report to reflect instructor's and TA's comments and working on 2nd draft report
Working on Final Design page