Overview of Project Context
Professor Talke specializes in studying the friction and precision of hard drive recording heads. Professor Jin specializes in nanomaterials and has done research on the super-hydrophobic nanostructures that are to be worked with . The objective is to mimic the rotating motion of the hard drive disc to measure the friction of super-hydrophobic materials in the place of the hard drive recording head.
Project Objectives
High Priority Objectives
Making a final selection of strain gauge or other measuring device
Making a final selection on the dimension of the beam (shim stock) which will use
Once selections have been, parts will be ordered
Secondary Priority
Developing a enclosure for which temperature can be controlled
Other Considerations
How ice will be leveled on the machined dish.
WOW Design Solution
Be able to test the friction of these super-hydrophobic materials over some kind of artificial snow in order to have a more accurate model of the materials properties when used on skis
Risk Reduction Strategy
Daniel Contreras- Preliminary friction test with Teflon
Paulo Villafana- Making a flat ice surface
Bryan Walsh- Researching alternative methods to measuring force
Daniel Wiefferink- Testing the shim stock to find an adequate beam
Intermediate Milestones
Tribology Research- November 22, 2011- January 9, 2012
Preliminary design and testing- January 9, 2012- January 25, 2012
Final Design- January 27, 2012
Purchasing of Strain Gauge and Beam - February 10, 2012
Fabrication completion- February 24, 2012
Testing and Data collection- March 16, 2012