156B Week 10

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

• • Frame

    • All parts manufactured, waiting on welding to finish, ETA sometime during the day on 6/4

    • Three legs with one foot on kayak and two legs forming bar to be on lap

  • Cameras

    • Team will be mounting this week

  • Swivel Hoist Ring

    • One hook on sampler, One hook on ball with string/cable connecting them together 

Accomplishments from Previous Week

• • Finished machining all parts of the frame, Tom will be done with the welds by 6/5

  • Trigger to seal sample tube

    • Implement shackle release prototype (Joshua/Isabel)

  • Foot Hook

    • Replaced by trigger release (All)

  • Work on Report/Website (All)

  • Draft Poster due by 6/2 at midnight (All)

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

• • Camera Attachment onto pole/sampler (All)

    • Implement Camera mount

  • Ball Loss Prevention Feature (All)

    • Attach Swivel Hoist Ring to Ball 

    • Add Hook to Sampler 

    • Connect String/Cable to Swivel Hoist Ring and Hook on Sampler

  • Spacers for Frame

    • CAD-(Denny)

    • Machining-(Justin/Joshua)

  • Work on Final Report/Website Due 6/9 (All)

  • Draft Poster Final Draft 6/9 (All)

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

• • Frame: Three legs with lap bar feature (6/2)

    • Maybe add something on the bar to make it more comfortable to use?

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

• • Height of the legs might be a concern if we are doing three leg set up with lap bar (5/31)

    • Might need to cut two of the legs shorter

    • 3 legs: 1 long, 2 short

  • Ball (5/31)

    • Issues of loading spring

    • Gets lost easily

    • Possible Solution: Tap hole w/wire

  • Comments on Loading the Device (5/31)

    • Why is the foot swinging toward the operator?

    • Foot should have been loaded to the side?

  • Priorities (5/31)

    • Ball

    • Camera Mount

    • Trigger

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

• • N/A

Resources or Information Required but not Available

• • N/A

Schedule

• • Finish Final Design/Other Touches by 6/9

    • Foot Trigger Mechanism

    • Replace Foot Hook

    • Camera Attachment to Pole

    • Ball Lost Prevention Features

  • Final Draft of Report/Website due Friday, 6/9 at midnight

  • Final Draft of Poster due by Friday, 6/9 at midnight

  • Update Gantt chart.

Budget (list amount spent and amount remaining)

• • $490.75 spent, $509.25 remaining

Progress on Report and Webpage

• • Project Management up to Week 10 complete on webpage by 6/5

  • Implement Other Team's Comments and Feedback into Report and Website by 6/9

  • Everyone will be tidying up the Report and Website up until 6/9 at Midnight