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The fabled truck..... ordered and safely in the phys comp lab
Fabrication process; had to create custom couplers out of nylon spacers to connect the different rotate-y bits together
The resultant coupler-facilitated connection. From left to right: The wheel that will hold the belt, a bearing (for support purposes) that will hold the entire contraption in place, a custom-made coupler, and a rotary encoder. Imagine a stepper motor instead of the encorder for the other end of it
Status of the motor (it works on sample code! and turns the belt! and has a bearing that is attachable to a surface that doesn't spin! so awesome!
AI file of the blocks
Visual design vibes so far. Loving the Courier. Not sure abt the orange yet, may decide on a salmon pink or teal blue or bright green. We shall see. It's an after-Thanksgiving type of deal for me tbh
Done so far:
Done so far:
Ordered truck (very big)
Created axels (custom couplers) with motor and rotary encoder
Experimented with and successfully got-working stepper motor/motor driver
Created visual design vibes (both the exterior faces and the blocks)
Created laser-cutting plan for the internal structure
Giving trouble:
Giving trouble:
TBH nothing so far, just chugging along
Lowered expectation of fidelity for presentation on 20th to just the mechanical and electrical components; the visual and decorative elements require a level of craft I can't balance with the time frame so I want to use the project time to fully fleshing out the functional aspects of the project.
Plan:
Plan:
THIS WEEK:
Laser-cut and assemble the supports for axels
Cut and assemble the large box out of cardboard
Connect truck with belt and test
Test load cell
NEXT WEEK:
Laser-cut and assemble with wood
Code and add button
Laser-cut and (potentially) paint blocks
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