*156B Week 10

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

• • Accelerometer and gyro sensors have been set up and are ready to be used to find rpm of the cart during testing on Wednesday

  • Centrifugal brake is fabricated

Accomplishments from Previous Week

• • Cart has been built and is ready for testing

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

• • Finish final touches of the cart:

    • coat welded parts of the cart as well as the lazy susan to prevent rust

    • paint the entire cart in one color for aesthetic cohesiveness 

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

• • Sponsors are excited to see what we have accomplished and are expecting us to give a presentation this Friday (via email)

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

• • Must show some analysis on the forces acting on the cart and figure out a way to measure the speed of rotation of the cart while it is in the wash (in person)

    • get an arduino and accelerometer to test

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

• • Once the cart is built, it seems that the support poles are too loosely attached to our cross bars at the bottom of the cart to be regularly used as handles to push the cart so we want to add a makeshift handlebar to the base of the cart for pushing

    • worried that there isn't enough time to get this done

Resources or Information Required but not Available

• • N/A

Schedule

• • Finish cart by Friday

  • Update Gantt chart.

Budget (list amount spent and amount remaining)

• Remaining: 336.83

Progress on Report and Webpage

• • Report needs to be finalized and webpage is still in the process of being updated