RPM 2.0:
Our Class!
Better Look at Final Design.
Final Design of RPM 2.0.
Another Angle of Final Design.
Full Test Set Up of RPM 2.0
Rachel, Dillan, Alec, Kal, and Inesh securing the furnace into the RPM 2.0.
RPM 2.0 running with a 120 VAC powered furnace.
Dillan, Inesh, Alec, Rachel, and Kal with RPM 1.0 sitting inside RPM 2.0.
Video of the 156B team spinning the frame to test how smooth the bearings are.
Manufacturing and Assembly:
Power connector to make it easy to detach electrical connections.
Furnace secured into RPM. Counterweights placed on the top.
CNC path cutting angle on tube for base frame.
Size of frame compared to an expo marker.
Dillan, Alec, and Kal holding the frame without the base or any electronics.
Kal showing off a giant scrap of metal produced when manufacturing.
Kal, Alec, Rachel, and Inesh marking and cutting metal tubes.
Alec laser cutting metal to make brackets.
Motor Testing:
Video of CubeMars motors running the algorithm.
Risk Reduction Testing:
Dynamic Testing
Setup of the Amazon slip ring during the dynamic trials.
The slip ring is connected to an oscilloscope to read signal noise.
Static Testing
Popcorn popped while running the test.
Setup of the Mercotac slip ring during the static trials.
Anshal, Dillan, and Kal getting ready to test the slip ring.
RPM 1.0:
Photo of RPM 1.0 with a plant on the sample plate.
Video of RPM 1.0 rotating with the algorithm.
Photo of RPM 1.0 with a plant on the sample plate in a different orientation.