156A Finals Week

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

• • Solidworks models made for x and y movement.

    • Incorporation of low friction linear slides

  • Flexure designs being considered

  • Parts have been ordered and are shipping

    • Special importance to the linear slides

Accomplishments from Previous Week

• • Risk reduction completed

  • Presentation in the works 

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

• • Contact sponsors over break to setup the weekly meeting time for Spring Quarter (Sean)

  • Make sure parts are ordered (Razi)

  • Make sure important papers have been signed (Julie)

  • Find topics for Individual Component Analysis and start working on that (all)

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

• • No sponsor meeting during Final's Week or Spring Break

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

• • Instructor suggestions/comments from presentation:

    • Good start

    • See comments inside

    • Nice flexure implementation

    • Consider taking apart an old hard-drive for examples of small and high precision flexure bearings and linear slides (in some)

    • Individual Component Analysis suggestions:

      • Squiggle motors

      • EDM process

      • Miniature bearings

      • Flexure bearings

      • Miniature gear reduction/gearbox

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

• • Razi/James/Dylan FILL IN HERE

Risks and Areas of Concern

• • Squiggle motors

    • Actual force output?

  • EDM process

  • Flexure implementation on a small scale

Resources or Information Required but not Available

• • http://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/DK-RV-1.8-33/DK-RV-1.8-33-ND/2563772

  • http://innovationsupplychain.com/innovations/report.php?id=974

  • http://www.newscaletech.com/technology/motors-for-oem-specials.php

Schedule

• • Milestone:

    • Order parts (specifically linear slides)

Budget (list amount spent and amount remaining)

• • RAZI FILL IN HERE

Progress on Report and Webpage

• • Weekly progress reports are being updated

  • Webpage will be under significant revision during first and second week of Spring Quarter

  • The presentation and other important documents have been uploaded to the website