156B Week 10

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

• • Pneumatic actuators (Top cutter and Clamp) assembled 

• • Bottom cutter mounted to the pneumatic actuator

• • A close loop at the clamp assembly:

Accomplishments from Previous Week

• • Solved pneumatic actuators mounting problem: Use aluminum extrusions at the bottom to support P.A.(Keyu/Rui/Alonso)

  • Safety mesh assembled(left and right) (Keyu/Rui/Alonso)

  • Bottom cutter fabrication (Insik)

  • Front blade and top block cutter fabrication (Insik)

  • Pneumatic actuators control valve assembled (Rui/Alonso)

  • Clamp and top cutter pneumatic actuators assembled (Keyu/Rui/Alonso)

  • Fixed the neck support (Rui)

  • PLC control Programming finished (Alonso)

  • Door closing sensor, e-stop wiring (Keyu/Rui/Alonso)

  • Control box modified and assembled(Keyu/Rui)

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

• • Pneumatic actuator assembled(bottom cutter)(Insik)

  • Top cutter fabrication(Insik)

  • Pneumatic actuator wiring.(Keyu/Rui/Alonso)

  • Safety case assembly.(Keyu/Rui/Alonso)

  • Testing Pneumatic Actuators to determine ideal pressure (Keyu/Rui/Alonso/Insik)

  • Run a few tests on the actual containers. (All members)

  • Locate positions for containers with different heights. (All members)

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

• • Run a few tests and determine proper pressure before the next meeting. (On phone)

  • Adjusting bottom support position, make sure everything is in the correct position. (On phone)

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

• • Lock the bottom cutter to avoid the backward movement during trimming the bottom flash(in person)

  • Put a tool box on the frame in order to adjust the bottom cutter's position (in person)

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

• • N/A

Risks and Areas of Concern

• • Not be able to accommodate all geometries with one set of hardware.

  • Precision and consistency of trimming.

  • Lack of containers with flash for testing.

Resources or Information Required but not Available

• • N/A

Schedule

• • Describe upcoming milestone

  • Finish the full assembly and the programming by 6/2

  • Due to the late shipment, the testing has to be postponed to week10.

  • Adjustments will be implemented accordingly.

  • Update Gantt chart.

Budget (list amount spent and amount remaining)

• • $6359.44 Spent

  • $3440.56 Remaining

Progress on Report and Webpage

• • Report modified and proofread by all team members based on last comments.

  • Updated progress pictures to the corresponding section of the webpage.

  • Draft of the poster finished.