Final Design

Design Decisions

Sled

The design above was chosen, due to the previous sleds success. Due to lessons learned from the previous sled team, it was decided that building upon their original design would mitigate some potential risks. With the objective of multiple anode deployment in mind, the following design decisions were made:

• A dual-layered  blade design was chosen to keep the sled as close to the original dimension as possible.

• The length of the sled was extended to accommodate for the secondary blade.

• The deeper blade was placed in front of the shallow blade to avoid tearing of the fabric by the rear blade mount.

• Stainless steel was used for the entire sled to avoid rusting and for ease of welding.

• A lip was added to the blades to ensure the sled will continue to bury.

Housing Tube

This tube contains the anode sheet. Its function is to hold the anode sheet prior to deployment and allow the anode sheet to deploy smoothly, without damaging the anode.

• Hinged door included for easier access.

• Notched Delrin bearings for easier loading of carbon fabric spool.

• Rotatable bearings to lock spool in place.

• 1" slot to allow for anode deployment, without damaging the anode.