156B Week 5

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

• • Vibration Analysis Completed in Solidworks Simulation

  • Fatigue Analysis Completed in Solidworks Simulation

  • Drop Analysis Completed in Solidworks Simulation

  • Parts Ordered:

    • PCB x20

    • PCB Hardware

    • Locking Mechanism

    • Baseplate

Accomplishments from Previous Week

• Redesign base plate to accommodate USB 3.0 footprint - Harald

  • Baseplate Redesign completed, CAD file sent for printing functional prototype.

• CAD for locking plunger design - Jesse

  • Locking Mechanism design completed and incorporated in CAD sent for printing

• Redesign base plate for plunger accommodation - Trent

  • Redesign Complete

  • Stress, Fatigue and Drop analysis completed in simulation

• Purchase redesigned PCB incorporating USB 3.0 - Leigh

  • Purchasing and redesigns complete

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

• • Assemble Parts that arrive - Harald

  • Begin research on fiber optics for stretch goal - Leigh/Jesse

  • Aluminum Manufacturing process research/implementation - Trent

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

• • Purchasing discussed, and approved by sponsor

  • Discussed starting research on fiber optics

    • Beginning research on fiber optics while we wait for delivery of parts

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

• • Vibration Analysis should be done to ensure factor of safety is still good.

    • Analysis was completed and proved that the part should work fine

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

• • N/A: Meetings with instructors only last week

Risks and Areas of Concern

• • Will our functional prototype extrapolate to the final design well

Resources or Information Required but not Available

• • None

Schedule

• • Describe upcoming milestone

  • Update Gantt chart.

Budget (list amount spent and amount remaining)

• • 138.81$ spent 6,661.19$

Progress on Report and Webpage

• • First draft of report being completed