156B Week 2

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

• • Research on various components

  • Designing (CAD) Mounting Fixture

Accomplishments from Previous Week

• • Finalized main generalized design solution

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

• • Sam

    • S-Beam Load Cells Research and Analysis

    • Call/Email Vendors

    • Compare Costs, Accuracy, etc.

  • Daniel

    • Button Load Cells Research and Analysis

    • Call/Email Vendors

    • Compare Costs, Accuracy, etc.

  • Richard

    • Mounting Fixture CAD

      • Design on CAD to show Sponsor

  • Damon

    • RTD Research and Analysis

    • Compare Costs, Accuracy, etc.

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

• • N/A

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

• • Delson (Zoom Meeting)

    • Call Vendors at least 3 different companies (S-Beam and Button Load Cells)

      • Temperature Sensitivity?

      • Hysteresis?

      • Read Out Display?

    • Set Schedule (Meet 3x a week within team)

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

• • Better slides for presentation

    • Too much text

  • Provide more context 

    • More Background to recap other students

    • Explain SLK heads more (terminology-wise)

  • Elaborate how we would test our parts

Risks and Areas of Concern

• • Force Sensor

    • Max Voltage?

    • Type of Connector to get data from load cell?

    • Universal Mount

      • Different Heads? (x-pitch & y-pitch)

  • DUT

    • Safety Concerns?

    • Responsiveness?

Resources or Information Required but not Available

• • N/A

Schedule

• • Research Components for Force Sensor Part

    • Load Cells

    • Mounting Fixture

  • DUT Research

    • RTD Analysis

Budget (list amount spent and amount remaining)

• • N/A

Progress on Report and Webpage

• • Updating Weekly