Week 5 Journal

Ideation

Tell us about your assignment's idea for this week. Why do you care about this idea? What inspired you? (Please include images or links to sources of inspiration)

The idea of this week's assignment was a crane model.

This week we learned about motors and how to take control of them so I thought to make a crane by using a DC motor and controlling the motors via a small electric circuit.

Tool Chain

Which software/machines/materials did you use in the assignment? Why?

I used the TINKER CAD platform for simulating the electronic circuit.

Tools

Cutter.
Scissors.
Glue gun.
Pencil.
Ruler.
Screwer.
Nuts.
Piece of wood.
Piece of metal
Drill.

Components

Breadboard.
Mini Breadboard.
ON-OFF Switch.
4/ Push-button.
Ruler.
Wires.
1 /Mini DC Gearbox Motors.
LEDs

Cardboard to make the structure of the crane

Preparation Process

Explain the design and/or preparation process of your assignment. How did you use the tool or software to design and/or prepare your assignment before fabrication/implementation?

Firstly,I started to search on the H-bridge circuit Which I will use to control the motor.

The circuit diagram

Then, I used the TINKERCAD platform to simulate the circuit and make sure that the components are fully functional and worked as required.

The output components are connected in parallel for better power management and so each component will get the same voltage.

Simulation on Tinker CAD

tink.mp4

It's time to move to make the parts of the crane

Building the circuit and preparing the cardboard

Development/Implementation Process

The final design of crane

WhatsApp Video 2022-09-29 at 2.34.22 PM.mp4

Overcoming Challenges

What kinds of challenges or problems did you face while doing the assignment, tutorials, or exercises? How did you solve them? Did you ask for help from an instructor or peer? Please provide a link to the tutorial or article that you used to solve your problem (if any)

I had an issue with fixing the two parts together because When running the motor and pulling the load, the horizontal piece was swaying, so I added a sambar in the place of installation and added gear in the front of the horizontal part to facilitate the movement of the rope in the descent and ascent.